<div dir="ltr">Okay, so I did try tightening the nuts. It did seem to reduce the vacuum leak somewhat, but did not eliminate it completely. My next step is to disassemble and replace the gasket. Is there any recommendation for a particular gasket? Can (or should) any type of gasket dressing or sealant be applied to the manifold gasket?<div><br></div><div>Kurt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 28, 2020 at 12:32 PM <a href="mailto:crusaderchuck55@aol.com">crusaderchuck55@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:crusaderchuck55@aol.com">crusaderchuck55@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div style="font-size:10pt"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:9pt"><i>Sent from my LG Mobile</i></div></div></div><div style="font-size:10pt"><div id="gmail-m_2977964902445481048LGEmailHeader" dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Just the usual surface prep. Clean both mating surfaces . The intake/exhaust gaskets seem to have quite a bit of compressability in the material. Try tightening the manifold nuts before disassembly . Be certsin you have the thick washers under the nuts on each of the studs. The washers spread the retaining nuts pressure in securing the manifolds. </div><div dir="auto">If you have brass nuts be careful of over tightening those because the steel studs try to strip the threads out of the softer brass nuts. </div><div dir="auto">Chuck</div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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</div></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Kurt Jones<br>Conway, Arkansas<br>1963 TR4 - CT19389L<br>1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250<br><br></div></div>