Hi JOn,
I would use new gaskets. It may seem like a pain to replace them every
time, but they do compress when you tighten them down. Remember too that
the intake is bolted to the heads. With the expansion and contraction of
the heads, I wouldn't want to take the chance of possibly cracking a head by
taking away this compression range. Gaskets are cheap, heads aren't. :'B
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Smith [mailto:fast4x4@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 6:45 PM
To: DML
Subject: DML: intake sealing
Is it a bad idea to reuse the intake to head gaskets? I noticed on the old
ones that only 1 side was imbossed from the intake, and thought maybe I
could flip them over and reuse them (hate like hell to keep buyin gaskets
for this *#&@ intake) I'm thinking about using RTV only in place of the
end gaskets, would this be a bad idea considering the thickness of the stock
end gaskets? (thereby making the intake sit lower...)
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Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
95 CC 318 4x4 auto
15.4@89.5mph
fast4x4@bellsouth.net
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