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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Is that due to poor intake seals? I also found some in the.. Forgot the name of it. But where I put my oil into.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 11:33 AM
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Ya if you had the intake off and went to put it on again but didn't get the seals between the block and intake right, they could leak. Were those seals the nice rubber ones with the thin aluminum slice in the middle? I think those are the preferred seals. Also did you torque the intake bolts to the right spec?
 

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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 11:53 AM
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Ya if you had the intake off and went to put it on again but didn't get the seals between the block and intake right, they could leak. Were those seals the nice rubber ones with the thin aluminum slice in the middle? I think those are the preferred seals. Also did you torque the intake bolts to the right spec?
Felpro part #?
 
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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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There is a coolant passage on the front of the intake, and the four front bolts are what helps maintain the seal. If one is broken, chances are, you don't have a good seal there.

I would be tempted to reseal the intake, and make sure everything is squeaky clean before reinstalling. Use a thin layer of rtv on both sides of the gasket around the coolant passage.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 97r/tram
Felpro part #?
http://www.summitracing.com/search/m...nifold-gaskets

Mine came in the hughes plenum kit but the ones I'm talking about are in the Mopar Performance selection or the fel pro selection just below that. Hard to tell if they have the thin slice of aluminum in them from the pics but either way they'll be better than cork gaskets as long as they aren't moved upon install. Just like our nice thick rubber/metal oil pan gaskets. Like mentioned before, don't forget the RTV in the corners where the intake sits
 
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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 03:03 PM
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That can deff be a issue, since one of the front bolts is missing, I did use RTV to reseal the gaskets. Would I be able to reseal the upper manifold without having to take the bolts that need to be torqued.?
 
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Old Dec 4, 2013 | 03:35 PM
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Those are the one's most parts stores sell. I thought you were talking about the manifold to head intake port gaskets themselves being steel with rubber.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 12:11 AM
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Am I amble to just buy and replace the manifold gasket? The distributer seals are still good.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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Yep. Think it's about 20 bucks and some change for the intake set.
 
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