Header Sealing Washer Suggestions?

[passat TS]

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I  might be crazy, I've heard this before...

I'll take a picture tomorrow.

Thanks for the help, and I hope you don't loose any sleep over it :)

Carlos.
>From: JShadzi at aol.com
>To: passat_ts at hotmail.com ("passat TS"), quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Header Sealing Washer Suggestions?
>Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:15:30 -0500
>
>
> >But that's what I tried to use. I just checked yhe family book and they all
match.++
>
> >The washer got deformed with the correct torque, and if these washers act
as a sealers, they sure won't work.
> >
>
>Even more confused...
>
>Are we talking about the washers on the exh. manifold studs located in the
head? No way a 1/8" thick washer is going to deform under 30ft/lbs of torque
or so. What seals the exh. ports are the exh. manifold gaskets, the washers do
not seal, there is no need to seal the stud in the head, its not in contact
with any exh. gas.
>
> >I imagined that these washer are sealers since they have the nut side in
rubber (similar to a >seal) and the round coil that you find in seals (like
cam seal, wheel bearings, etc.).
>
>No idea what you could be referring to here...my understanding is that any
rubber in contact wtih a hot exh. header will vaporize within minutes...
>
> >I might be seing a monster, but I could see a gap in some parts of the
header stud hole with these all installed (nut, washer, stud, header).
>
>ya, not sure here...
>Javad

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