273 HIPO HEAT SHIELDSI

[LITTLE LUKE]

AM REPAINTING 273 CAN THE ORIGINAL HEAT SHIELDS BE REUSED BY PLACING TWO GASKETS WITH HEAT SHIELD SANDWICHED IN MIDDLETO INSURE EXHAUST DOES NOT LEAK ? ANY RECOMMENDED OPINIONS APPRECIATED

 

[toolmanmike]

Probably can reuse them without gaskets. It is messy but there is some orange colored high temp silicone that works as well. Most exhaust manifolds are just metal to metal and don't use gaskets.

 

[65 Dartman]

If you’re concerned that the manifold won’t seal properly, take a long board with some 80 or so grit sandpaper and go over the face of the manifold where it is installed onto the metal gasket - old slant trick since those long exhaust manifolds tend to warp some

 

[pbiggs]

65 had shields on both r & l exhaust manifolds from the factory. 66 shield/gasket only on the drivers side with no gasket or shield on the passenger side.
Reuse old shield/gasket should be no problem.....new ones are getting hard to find.