Dumb question (about intake manifold gasket) for the day

805moparkid said
you may also want to install the intake without any gaskets and look between the head and intake to make sure they are flat to each other...

oldkimmer said
...........Thats the 1st thing to b doing...........kim.......

so did you check to see if the real problem is the mating surfaces arn't lining up