Why is then so many have problems with the bolts shearing??

BTW, I bought your plate.

 

They torqued them to 12.5 lbs.

Anti seize FTW....

 

12.5 lbs isn't much though.
Hell, I torque my bike lug nuts tighter than that! Then again, that bike has a engine, but still!

 

I am assuming they sheared the bolts when removing not installing, the genuis that engineered the steel pan on the bottom of the intake also engineered the intake bolt holes that fill with water and corrode away all the way into the head.
So 1992 the kegger comes out, gaskets blow out left and right within the 2 years, obviously aware of the issue, Chrysler continues to replicate the stupid design for another 9 years even tho they made numberous changes to the kegger, guess they love eating the costs of warranty work. Must have had bigger issues like trannys going bad faster than plenum gaskets.
Thanks for the great idea for my next thread.
Top 10 issues with 2nd gen rams.

 

Sadly, that all makes sense now.
wow. :\

 

ive read tht the bolts bottom out before completely squishing gasket down is tht true or do i just need to order a thicker plate or just shorter bolts

 

Get one of Brian's (1999blkdakrt) aluminum plates or the problem WILL be back later.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DODGE-JEEP-A...481768&vxp=mtr

 

Can you please prove that shorter bolts will not permanently solve the problem?

 

The only one that can prove that is yourself the next time you have to replace the belly pan gasket again because the steel pan and the aluminum intake expand and contract at different rates and don't let the gasket seal.

It's your truck and your choice to make.

 

I already fixed mine, using shorter bolts, but the way you said it makes it sound like you have facts to back it up. I am just curious. At the variations of temperature that these engines see, I really have a hard time believing that the difference in metal cooling time would be a problem.