I mis- read Scotts message and thought he said that his head gasket was
the one that was leaking-- never mind.
I'll second the Hylomar recommendation, though.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Doug Odom
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 1:31 PM
To: Scott Cowle
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: intake gasket glue
Scott, You will that everyone has their own favorite type of adhesives.
I guess it comes from personal experience and if it works don't change.
I myself like the Permatex Hylomar for the intake gaskets. But first you
must be sure that the surfaces are parallel. Sometimes when heads have
been angle milled they can really be off. Then make sure the gasket is
the right thickness.
Then that its clean and lined up correctly. If you are looking for the
best sealer for oil pans and front covers etc. I have found the GM
assembly adhesive part # 12346141 to be outstanding. I understand its
pricey but a mechanic friend of mine at Chevy gets it for me. I use RTV
very sparingly because it seems to find its way into the oil pan on lots
of motors I have taken apart. Anyway that's my story. Doug Odom in big
ditch
Scott Cowle wrote:
>I have taken the driver's side head off my engine and the piston is
>broken-the head and cylinder wall are miraculously undamaged. The only
>cause i can think off as to why this cylinder let go when the others
>look so good is that the intake gasket looks like it was leaking
>there-perhaps leaning this cylinder out. What type of glue is gasoline
>proof that I can use on the intake gasket so I don't have any more
>leaks. It is going to be a long summer tearing the motor down and
>rebuilding-hopefully in time for Maxton in October. It is a slightly
>depressing Monday for me but it could have been much worse too, so all
>in all, we'll fix it and get back to tuning it properly so we can go
>after a record.
> Scott
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