"mrdancer" <mrdancer2@home.your.underwear.com> wrote:
: "Geoff" <geoff_fahl_1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
: news:9khvjr$983$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
:> Could you explain the intake belly pan gasket? I don't really understand
:> what you mean.
:>
:> Thanks Geoff
:>
:>
:> > Also, do the intake belly pan gasket test to make sure that sucker is
:> > sealing. It can lead to pinging and possibly reduced mileage.
:> > HTH
:> > --
: I'm not sure if this was ever a problem on the V6's, but it was on the V8
: Magnums, at least in the GenII Dakotas. The intake manifold, as used on the
: Magnum engines, was a new design and contained a belly pan (the manifold was
: a two-piece system). The gasket where the belly pan attached to the main
: (upper) part of the manifold was prone to leakage.
A steel belly pan on an aluminum manifold. That one I'm still trying
to figure out. :-)
---Jon-
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