Fellow Jeepers,
I've been told by a trustworhy mechanic that I have a leaking donut gasket where the exhaust manifold connects to the exhaust pipe headed to the catalytic convertor on my 97 Sahara. The exhuast from the catalytic convertor back is also shot. So, time for a new exhaust system.
I've ordered the Banks Stinger Cat-Back system and purchased the donut gasket from my local Jeep dealer. I couldn't spring for the Banks Torque-Tube header just now, but plan on it down the road.
Anyone every changed the donut gasket without replacing the stock exhaust manifold? I've found several posts about replacing the stock manifold with a header, but haven't found any that talk about just replacing the donut gasket. Am I in for a hard time? I've started treating the bolts with penetrating oil. Is there anything else I should do beforehand? Any advice from someone who has been down this road would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help and for all the entertaining and informative posts.
Brad Fuqua
97 Sahara Edition