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Hey! They are metal construction with fixed Venetian slats. The uprights are adjustable with a locking screw. They have a thin tongue that slides in between the glass and the rubber. These are a reproduction of the sets that were a dealer fitted option.

Hey there, did you cure your coolant soaking issue with the edelbrock gaskets??

Hi all, I want to thank everyone for their time, input and suggestions into this issue but it's going around in circles. I really would have liked to find out if @71DodgeDemon340 sorted out he's exact same issue with a different brand of gasket. Consequently I'm going to end this thread.

Brand new heads and manifold. All angles have been checked again and even before first assembly. As mentioned before, it's not a sealing face or angle issue, there are no vacuum leaks or coolant leaks when engine is running. Gaskets wicking coolant to outer edges and surfaces.

No china wall pins, mating surfaces have all been cleaned with brake clean and wax/grease remover. Brand new heads and manifold.

That's great info thanks mate. I'm only new to forums so thank you.

Thanks for the suggestion mate, but I won't be taking a die grinder/ burr to my manifold or heads. This is a wicking issue not a leakage. Plenty of gap on the china walls to the intake as well. As mentioned in my earlier responses, if you look at the second picture I posted you can see the...

Correct me if I'm wrong which I might be. They look to be only suitable for cast heads, not alloy edelbrock heads. Port sizing is different I'm pretty sure. Edelbrock head instructions recommend either their gasket or felpro 1213

Cheers for that.

Yeah mate, I have a set of edelbrock ones that I might try, I have looked at cometic but it's more an availability issue over here at the moment.

Ok thanks for the clarification, my felpro 1213s-3 looked exactly the same as the 1213 except with the steel core‍.

Hahaha so do big blocks:thumbsup:

Hey! Yes it's weird. All clearances and trueness was checked during the build. All new heads and intake as well. Just wondering if it's just the photo or not, but your gaskets look a lot darker in the second picture with the Intake on. If it is the case then that is the first sign that they're...

Exactly mate, when a ball/drop of coolant appears on the very outside edge of the gasket not the face it can only be seeping it through the gasket material. An engine builder friend of mine has seen it happen on a chevy that he built with felpros.

Also I found this review on Summit Racing regarding these felpro gaskets which I thought was interesting.....