I keep seeing these exhaust gaskets on e bay it says it is for a xs 1100 special (all years) but I have replaced my pipes and there was no gaskets on them do they need to be? mine doesnt leak around the heads
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Tiskit a Tasket, you need exhaust gaskets!
Hey XS4US,
I experienced the same thing when I took my OEM pipes off many a year(decade+) ago to put on my 4-1 pipes! The exhaust gaskets are aluminum, and blend right into the aluminum head, and after compression, heat, it gets pressed so tightly that it can appear to just be a part/lip of the head intake. You need to take a screwdriver or such, and pry at that ~1/4" thick lip on the inside of the exhaust port where the pipes fit and you'll find the OLD gasket!
T.C.T. C. Gresham
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