I've got a new manifold gasket here, and it's the type that is metal on one side, and paper on the other - I normally have the straight paper ones - which way around does it go?

paper to the head face, metal to the manifold?

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metal to the head, gasket to the manifold

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Yep metal to metal not alloy

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On Holdens they go the other way.

I bet that the gasket wouldn't know the difference.

Have you ever asked a gasket? i bet you havn`t,,, how do you think the gasket feels now ey??? being all ignored & such,,, maybe we should all proclaim a "Be nice & talk to your manifold gasket Day" yeah???

poor things, never really get any attention,,, i feel ashamed that we all go about our own business totally ignoring our manifold gaskets needs

shame shame shame on all of you

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Horrible bloody things that have spent over 40 years trying to give me cancer. Why would you talk to them.

I do talk to my SUs though.

Sweat nothings

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fair enough,,, good answer,,, i won`t give them the time of day now that you`ve shed some light onto the reasons why we don`t talk to them,,, I wonder what their solicitors would say if we all started law suits against their horrid nastey cancerous prpoerties yeah???

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

well there was a lovely gap in the top of the centre exhaust port on the one I just took off, and it had been there 2 months - punished that bastard didn't I

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metal on one side? Do weet bix box's come with a metal lining these days?

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metal to the head man! metal to the head!!!!!

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if it is the Rover gasket the metal belongs to the manifold not the head.
there should "manifold side" stamped in the metal

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This Is correct, And in my opinion the best manifold gasket to use

When you think about it the cylinder head is water cooled and the exhaust manifold is air cooled. The manifold side of the gasket is the side that needs the help.

Stoopid gaskets making fools of us all!

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