Exhaust Gaskets

[SLIW]

Hi

I have a 1980 750ET and decided to take the exhaust of, sand blast it and paint it black. While i had it of i decided to check the gaskets.

They appear to be the original gaskets as i got one out and it is fairly cactus.
The problem is i am having trouble getting the other 3 out as they appear to be well and truly stuck.

Does anyone have any tips on removing these damn things.

Cheers
Scott

[tkent02]

Get violent, it will come out.

[SLIW]

Get violent, it will come out.

Ok i will, was not sure if i could accidentally push it into the motor

[kparkfan]

I sprayed mine with some wd40 and let them soak over night and the next day I took a pick to them and they came right out.

[almarconi]

Use a small screwdriver to pop them out. Don't see how you could push them into the engine since you should be prying them outward.

[SLIW]

Thanks for the reply.

Is it normal to have two gaskets in each outlet, i thought it was just meant to be one.

But i have pulled two out of each one.

[almarconi]

It's only supposed to have one gasket but I've seen some that needed two to seal properly. It's also possible the person who installed them didn't realize that there was a set already installed. If the head is real dirty its hard to see if they are in there.