Reply To: Exhaust pipe gasket

[Edwin Howard]

Thanks for the suggestions! The motor previously blew a head gasket and while I had it apart, I noticed major signs of saltwater use. That, paired with the heat of the exhaust is what I suspect to have caused the pitting. It does not go deep into the pipe and it doesn’t seem to be corroded at the spot where it meets the aluminum, so I am not too worried about that at the moment, but I’ll still clean it up. I figured that it wasn’t uncommon to have large amounts of exhaust deposits left behind on the pipe and seeping through cracks, but I will still try a bit of silicone or a tin-foil gasket.