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Old 09-14-2013   #19
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Default Re: Ported Intake Gasket Woes

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Originally Posted by gbmidyear66 View Post
My intake seriously sucks, you can see what it did to the gasket. Just the one spot where I developed a leak. When I used std thickness gaskets in the past - had a much worse problem - with leaks on both sides.

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The mating surfaces seem to have good planarity - don't think that is the problem

Something is wrong (obviously). Have you heard any backfires?
or does your fluid level go down at all?
Like Jerry says, using a feeler gauge or some such method to
be sure it's getting down flat would be in order.
What if you use no gasket as a test? Tighten to spec and see
if you can run a 0.001 flat gauge anywhere through the intakes
at #1.
The only other thing I can think of is uneven metal expansion
but can't think of any way this is possible unless a water passage is
partially blocked. This is truly a new one on me.
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