I will soon be replacing the muffler on a powertorque engine, and I just want to make sure you can fit these without a gasket?
Hi Converse,
As far as I'm aware, there are no gaskets for the PowerTorque engine mufflers. They fit in place against a flange and are held in by the spring clips, that's all.
If you insisted on putting some sort of gasket material on there to try to reduce noise or ensure all exhaust gasses exit from the exhaust as they should, under the mower, I would recommend using a high-temperature gasket material, such as
Loctite SI 5920. I'm not sure what temperature the exhaust should be, but that should handle it. Remember (Most people use gasket material incorrectly), you should wait until the gasket material is dry/set before assembling or you'll just glue the 2 surfaces together. Remember, silicone gasket material like this is designed to replace a gasket which you don't have, so you need to put it in place, let it dry, and then assemble the components.
Cheers,
pau13z
