waaaaaay ahead of you on that one.. already had the MPI off 4 times to fix
that sucka. I dimpled it this past time, sealed fine till I romped on it
cold yesterday (high oil pressure makes me think it's blowing by the sending
unit) and *knock on wood* the manifold is not leaking on Terry H's R/T after
I installed it bout a month ago...
_______________________
Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
jon@fast4x4.net
www.fast4x4.net
'95 Dakota 4x4 318 CC auto
----- Original Message -----
From: <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 5:46 AM
Subject: Re: DML: can you say $#&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Jon,
>
> Check the rear seal on the Manifold as well. They're pretty prone to
leaking.
>
> If it is, take a punch and "ping" some dimples on both the manifold and
block to
> help bite into the rubber seal/silicone. Works beautifully on a lot of
engines
> with this type of a problem.
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> > Well baby is leaking like a mofo :( I *think* it started yesterday
after a
> > cold-romp, I started smelling oil, which makes me think oil pressure
switch.
> > It's leaking at the back of the intake. There is also a pool of oil
between
> > the head and the intake, so there's a shot intake gasket. I just hope
to
> > hell it's not a head gasket (but if it is, I already have more head-work
in
> > mind) ;-) Maybe 300rwhp???
> >
> > Sooooooooo, instead of clogging the DML with election stuff, I'm gonna
go
> > find my leak! :-p
> > _______________________
> > Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
> > jon@fast4x4.net
> > www.fast4x4.net
> > '95 Dakota 4x4 318 CC auto
> >
> >
>
>
>
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