Cork? Wow..... think I would check and see if they have a fel-pro set that has the viton end gaskets.

Just a dab of rtv in the corners, where the end gaskets meet the intake gaskets.

 

Cork sucks don't use it! Are you sure it's for the correct year/truck? When i got mine it didn't come with cork.

 

I would take Heyyou advise and get the vitson gasket ends. they are rubber and have metal inside them. for the RTV sealant just need to connect the 4 corners together with RTV to complete the seal

 

Im about to do my gasket... but I had similar issues for 2 months went through MAP IAC TPS camshaft position sensors battery alternator. It was the CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. Tough to get to passenger side of the engine, access from below next to the exhaust 2 bolts 1/4"hex or 1/2" socket. Get extensions and swivel heads. Lots of patience and a long skinny arm haha. My truck started up right away. Good luck

 

Yeah thanks guys. I went ahead and bought the dorman gasket ends (only rubber with metal insert I could find). And the sensor just incase I'm gonna try and get at it sometime today or tomorrow it's pouring down rain here and the truck won't fit in my garage lol. Wish me luck I'm planning on just putting those gaskets in the ends with a small bead of RTV about .25 inch at all 4 corners. Should I put a light bead on top and bottom of those rubber gaskets also or just at all 4 corners. I'm not as fimilar with these dodge motors as I am others I bought this guy as a weekend vehicle to take off-road and play around in. But when it was running it was a badass truck lol just gotta get it there again! Also I "borrowed" some all thread from work to use as guide studs while setting intake in place so I don't knock any gaskets out of place.

 

Just the corners is all that is really necessary. Keep in mind, the end seals have '****', for lack of a better term... that go into holes in the block. Make sure the holes are cleaned out.

 

Fel-pro makes 2 different kits, one with cork and the other with rubber molded seals. I've taken the intake off twice so far in a year. First time went to advanced to get the FP gasket kit and it was the cork. Second time I ordered the FP intake kit through rockauto and it has the rubber seals. The cork gaskets sealed up just fine and lasted 10 months with no problems. Maybe they suck for longevity?

 

Back in the day that's all they had for the intake. What i used to do is cover the back of the gasket with silicon to get it to seal. Cork is basically tree bark! That's where it comes from. I choose not to have tree bark sealing my engine.

 

On the chevy small-blocks I built, I wouldn't even use the tree-bark gaskets. I would use a punch to put some dimples in the china-wall, put a fairly fat bead of RTV on there, let it skin over for about ten minutes, and then carefully set the intake on it. I never had one of those leak. Worked great.

 

Depends on what year you give the person at the counter. If you say you have a '97 or older ram, you'll get a gasket kit with cork. 98 and newer, you'll get the rubber gaskets.