Persistent intake leak

[Dave tabor]

Sounds like the same nightmare I went threw when I installed the .015 steel shim head gaskets last year. Rick got me back on track then by recommending I mill the intake. Boom! no more leaks

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Sounds like the same nightmare I went threw when I installed the .015 steel shim head gaskets last year. Rick got me back on track then by recommending I mill the intake. Boom! no more leaks

.015 gasket caused a manifold issue? That little of a change can cause a problem, I used the same gaskets Did you end up milling all the surfaces of the manifold or just the ends? I'm not about to go machining mine the same without measuring mine but I'm curious what you did.

muscl car New heads and different intake. But I'm going to see how the old one fits compared to the new one if I have to take it all back apart again.

 

[HULKZ28]

Knuckle, what kind of intake is that??I have a couple of stock GM SB TBI intakes here, Id give you one but you could probably get one of these cheaper at the junkyard than the shipping will cost..
Hulk

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Hulk, thanks but it's TPI and I have a stock piece I just took off. This is a high flow Accel piece I bought to accentuate the new heads.

 

[HULKZ28]

kinda figured that
Hulk

 

[Rick WI]

Oh my god, and worse it's a TPI. Worse ONLY because it's such a MAJOR GD PITA to R&R. I'm really feelin for you now.

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Oh my god, and worse it's a TPI. Worse ONLY because it's such a MAJOR GD PITA to R&R. I'm really feelin for you now.

Good time huh? The SLP runners require pulling the valve covers and all that crap too. The plus side is I have it all down and can get it apart in about an hour.

I'm going to look for a angle finder that is small enough to fit in the engine valley and measure the angles on the engine and the manifold. Compare them to the other manifold. Plus measure the gap, and anything else I can do to compare and fix it right this time.

 

[ULTM8Z]

Good time huh? The SLP runners require pulling the valve covers and all that crap too. The plus side is I have it all down and can get it apart in about an hour.

I'm going to look for a angle finder that is small enough to fit in the engine valley and measure the angles on the engine and the manifold. Compare them to the other manifold. Plus measure the gap, and anything else I can do to compare and fix it right this time.

It's why I love my Miniram. I can have that intake off in about 15 minutes. I dealt with that TPI for a few years before I got sick of it.

 

[Levi]

Ok this is what I did. I called a guy at napa for some bolts, and told him that my intake is leaking water somehow just ranting, and he was like I know what your problem is exactly! I was like fucn sweet nigga! He asked me if it was a aluminum intake manifold, I said yes, year of car and engine is it stock? I said effin yeah. He told me that the little rubber gasket things the little pieces of shat that are rubber, need to be taken off because there not needed. Try getting rid of those rubbers, and sealing it with the red rtv or the chemical forma gasket crap. Did that started it up no leaky! Hope this helps.

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Ok this is what I did. I called a guy at napa for some bolts, and told him that my intake is leaking water somehow just ranting, and he was like I know what your problem is exactly! I was like fucn sweet nigga! He asked me if it was a aluminum intake manifold, I said yes, year of car and engine is it stock? I said effin yeah. He told me that the little rubber gasket things the little pieces of shat that are rubber, need to be taken off because there not needed. Try getting rid of those rubbers, and sealing it with the red rtv or the chemical forma gasket crap. Did that started it up no leaky! Hope this helps.

I appreciate the effort Levi, but we're way beyond that point now. The rubber pieces were never used.