HomeMade Exhaust Gasket By fflintstone (Read 3,096 times)

[fflintstone]

allyoop has informed me he can post the info on how to make your own exhaust gasket from aluminum tie wire--for the MC54 250B Roketa,and JCL:
FFlintstone


Well,after we got the Black 250 B running we found the exhaust leaking ,like it wasn't even there--so I found a way to make a homemade one of aluminum wire--chain link wire ties is perfect,about 1/8th in.in diameter and easy to shape into a perfect circle--the original gasket is just too thin,and this works pretty good--I will post some pics ...here is a pic of the home made gasket inside the exhaust outlet,with a little gap for expansion


here is a pic of my ingenious shaping,with a jack handle-lol-the wire is easy to shape:


I clamped the wire to the jack handle and rolled it on a piece of wood,to shape the circle--worked pretty good,then just clipped it to size ---and I like to pull the belly pan down a little to access the back stud on the exhaust outlet:


This is the wire before and after shaping,that's Sponge Bob ,supervising my work ---I kinda got out of sequence with the photos,but you should be able to see the results ...I installed this gasket on my silvery 250 B last month and it is still holding good


This is the old gasket,and the new one ---the old one has lost a flange or something ,if it ever had one:

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[alleyoop]

Great Job Bro!!
Good poop
Alleyoop

[fflintstone]

Thanks for posting alleyoop,the exhaust gasket is still good on my scoot ,I think it is much better quality than the original...btw,I might advise other folks that have the 250 B engines in that year,2008 and 2007 that I also read somewhere that sometimes the scoots were shipped from the factory with the gasket missing...it is kinda small and probably easily overlooked by quality control--well,ride safe and happy holidays,and Merry Christmas all,fflintstone

[JR]

Man have you been in my how to make stuff with a jack handle or piece of water pipe book!

You can also use the right size copper electrical wire Flintstone.

Happy Holidays to you too, great job!

JR

[ridecheap]

Dec 7, 2012 1:11:09 GMT -6 fflintstone said:

Thanks for posting alleyoop,the exhaust gasket is still good on my scoot ,I think it is much better quality than the original...btw,I might advise other folks that have the 250 B engines in that year,2008 and 2007 that I also read somewhere that sometimes the scoots were shipped from the factory with the gasket missing...it is kinda small and probably easily overlooked by quality control--well,ride safe and happy holidays,and Merry Christmas all,fflintstone

I already ordered and installed a copper one but damn would have saved some money. Good looking out

[richardthescooter3]

fflintstone, thanks for the information, anything that can help with my mc-54-250b roketa is much appreciated, (Thanks for the posting Alleyoop)

[fflintstone]

JRR got something there...copper wire will handle the exhaust heat some better than aluminum wire ...and I also have been paying attention to JRR's ideas on truck gardening..heh..I need a good recipe for turkey stuffing also...how about your favorite holiday recipes,JRR? I am always looking for good low carb stuffing recipes....btw,I have been using JRR's scooter wrenching expertise long before Scooter Professor ...sure happy when he started Scooter Professor...ride safe,fflintstone

[richardthescooter3]

I agree fflintstone JR is a expert also, he has help me more times then I could count (thanks JR) I have learned so much on from the guys & gals on this form