Header Gasket Replacement Smoke

[jimmers]

I just changed one of the header gaskets which was leaking. For the first 30 seconds after startup it smoked around the gasket. I ran it for about 15 min and it hasn't smoked since. It also smelled like metal. Is this normal after a gasket replacement? Does the gasket had to set?

 

[Hot Rod Roy]

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