Re: what gasket is this?

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Hi Nick:

The only gasket I've ever used (or seen for that matter) between the mid 
and rear exhaust sections is the thick metal/asbestos donut type.  I'd 
never thought about it, but a flat flange type gasket might also work.  The 
advantage to the donut is that it allows for some adjustment in the 
alignment of the rear section's tailpipe, relative to the car body.  The 
donut keeps the two flanges separated by perhaps 10mm, and by tightening 
one of the three bolts more than the other two (just one example) you can 
change the angle of the rear section slightly.  On my '74 Spider there is a 
small cutout for the tailpipe in the rear valence, and by adjusting the 
fitting of those two flanges, I was able to get the tailpipe centered 
properly in the cutout.

Regards,

Dean W. Cains
Lutz, FL
'74 Spider Veloce


At 01:58 PM 6/13/2002, you wrote:

> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 12:48:14 +0100
> From: "Nick Koleszar" <npk@domain.elided>
> Subject: what gasket is this?
>
> I'm looking at Alfa Romeo parts diagrams and the gasket is shows between the
> rear and center silencers is part number "102.00.09.700.01", same as used
> between the manifolds and downpipes. The only thing is, the AR diagram
> depicts a fat, doughnut insert type of gasket rather than the normal flat
> type. They have the same part numbers.
>
> Can somebody please confirm what gasket belongs between the rear and center
> silencers?
>
> It looks like the same parts apply to 750, 101 and 105 series cars.
>
> nk
>
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