Re: Exhaust leak

[Stefano Iachella<iachella@domain.elided>]

>Did you anneal the copper gaskets before installing them ? Annealing copper
>softens it and removes any springiness. Heat the gaskets up to a dull red
>with a gas torch and then drop them, while still hot, in a bucket of water.

Isn't heating with a slow cooling the annealing? Quenching them makes
the grains line up and the metal becomes brittle. It's been 14 years since
my Properties of Materials class. I may be foggy.

Stefano
Oakland, CA
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