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IH to head; Gasket Failure
Changing the alternator on my 92 I noticed that the oil catch can was milky. looked in the plenum, milky oil.
I checked the oil in the pan, no issues, checked the coolant, no issues When I took IH off the head the gaskets were badly distorted and you could see were OIL and Coolant were mixing
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
There were NOT Jerrys gaskets
They had been on the car since I did the original porting some time ago
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
Ouch....that's ugly. Lee, do you know the manufacturer of the gasket. Might help to prevent anyone else from having the same fate.
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
I do know who made them, going to let them know the issue, they do some good stuff generally. Will see if they will switch material; I generally use Jerrys, those tend to be the best.
Stick with Jerrys 
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
nough said.......
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
Looks like mine when I uses FO gaskets. I use a Permatex 2 around that area now. No more problems.
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
Were all the bolts tight?
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
Quote:
Update: I meant to write #3 or #4 not 5 primary runners
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Re: IH to head; Gasket Failure
Everything was tight....I had installed these prior to Dominics failure....must have been 3-4 years ago.
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