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Forgot to mention in terms of prying these off the exhaust/pan – I will use a thinly feathered chisel to get the powerhead started first. I aim the flat side of the chisel at the powerhead (to protect it more) and the tapered side toward the exhaust housing. Once you get it started, generally the thing can be shook back and forth to free it up, or a light application of force with a pry in the spot I mentioned before works.
I usually here a ‘crunch/crack’ of the gasket separating/breaking apart into several pieces, or just plain peeling back off either the powerhead or the exhaust housing.
Removing the inner exhaust tube is usually a crap shoot. Those screws break off quite a bit…which of course leads to drilling/retapping if more than 1 goes.