exhaust washer??

[oscar_sande]

HI!

While taking the engine apart I noticed what appears to be some kind of "exhaust washer" in the exhaust port of the cylinder head. Is that what it is??

 

[Redbone]

Yes, and for the most part they hold up pretty well.

 

[gamorg02]

HI!

While taking the engine apart I noticed what appears to be some kind of "exhaust washer" in the exhaust port of the cylinder head. Is that what it is??

i'd recommend replacing them if going with new headers. dannymax and I found out when doing our exhausts that sometimes the headers will want to sit a bit funny since it may be compressed in weird places from the old ones.

 

[oscar_sande]

Are headers another word for cylinder head?

 

[gamorg02]

i use headers to refer to the parts of the exhaust pipe that meet the cylinder head.

 

[naughtyG]

Are headers another word for cylinder head?

it's American.. The headers are the exhaust pipes, just not the silencers.

 

[oscar_sande]

Ah OK well in that case it's fine as I am using the same exhaust pipes thanks

 

[one2dmax]

The washer you are noting is the gasket. It will have an outer copper layer with inner layers of steel fibers for lack of a better explanation. As noted you can sometimes reuse them but it's not all that much expense to replace either.
Sean

 

[oscar_sande]

WO!! Sean, I'd seen videos of you on YouTube but never made the connection. Great videos by the way