Hello,
Two weeks ago I did an internal anode job on one of my 2005 BF225's. I replaced all o-rings and gaskets involved with the job, but forgot to order new exhaust guide seals, so I re-used them. They were in good shape, and had some silicone in the same area, so I carefully scraped out the silicone, cleaned the seals, and reinstalled the manifolds with a small amount of Permatex Ultra Copper on the exhaust side of the guide, making sure not to get any on the seals. Tonight I did the same job on the other motor, but replaced the seals with new ones. The old ones looked and felt fine, the rubber was smooth and plyable, and felt snug on the manifolds. Also the new ones were kind of a PITA to install.
So my question is, is it mandatory to replace these seals when the manifolds are removed, or is it ok to re-use? I don't want to risk anything catostrophic, but dont want to take the engine back apart either unless advised to do so.
Here's a photo of the seal. It is dirty in the picture, but looked new after wiping it off.
Thanks.
Two weeks ago I did an internal anode job on one of my 2005 BF225's. I replaced all o-rings and gaskets involved with the job, but forgot to order new exhaust guide seals, so I re-used them. They were in good shape, and had some silicone in the same area, so I carefully scraped out the silicone, cleaned the seals, and reinstalled the manifolds with a small amount of Permatex Ultra Copper on the exhaust side of the guide, making sure not to get any on the seals. Tonight I did the same job on the other motor, but replaced the seals with new ones. The old ones looked and felt fine, the rubber was smooth and plyable, and felt snug on the manifolds. Also the new ones were kind of a PITA to install.
So my question is, is it mandatory to replace these seals when the manifolds are removed, or is it ok to re-use? I don't want to risk anything catostrophic, but dont want to take the engine back apart either unless advised to do so.
Here's a photo of the seal. It is dirty in the picture, but looked new after wiping it off.
Thanks.