muddpigg

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So finishing a head gasket replacement. The stock style exhaust gasket is not sealing up with the DT header. Has anyone had success using hi temp sealant to fix such a problem. Going to try it anyways as the holidays are close and the santa fund is only so big, so need to conserve funds for now.

87hillbillyoter

never tried it but DT does supply sets of gaskets that do work. i got em on mine

muddpigg

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Some how I seem to have lost them. I sometimes suck working out of a car port. I had to mail the head back to the builder so have had quite a bit of waiting since project started.

87hillbillyoter

i meant they have them on their site.
http://dougthorleyheaders.com/products/sfID1/8/sfID2/47

muddpigg

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I know was looking for a cheap quick fix. Truck has been down for almost 4wks and is starting to cause household problems.

muddpigg

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Nope this idea was a fail.

vital22re

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I would see if there is an aftermarket gasket that might work better. Maybe from different manufacturer?

muddpigg

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Was wanting to be up and running today, going through withdraws. Was thinking Remflex or just a replacement DT gasket.

RustBucket

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I don't have experience with headers but I have used Remflex with good success in the past.

muddpigg

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Was thinking of Remflex. Seems the issue is the 22RE head has pair shaped exhaust ports and the DT header is round. The OEM style gasket (Victor Reinz) won't seal; not the sound off leaking air but a loud ping/pop like the port is open with no exhaust. Its at the 4 cylinder at about the 10/11 oclock position. When I pulled the the gasket out to try the sealant it was obvious on the crush ring where contact was poor. Don't know if I should be looking at a 22RE pair shaped gasket or a 20R with the round shape? Thinking the round is a better choice.

RustBucket

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The Remflex gaskets are also easy to cut with an exacto-knife. I recall that the gasket I used didn't have the correct shaped ports for some reason but it was very easy to modify using the old gasket as a template.

muddpigg

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The Remflex has worked great was able to local source so no waiting for shipping. Thank you Billy Bob's Offroad for coming through again.