. if the cork sheet you have isn't thick enough to compress properly it will leak. even the stock thick cork seals compress a surprising amount, have you tried a dry build to see if they compress enough for the intake to seat correctly at the heads?
Just gonna go with the thick bead of RTV and roll with it.i wouldn't be put of using a bead of silicon on the china walls, even most 'rebuild' books suggest using it instead of the cork gaskets and they're written by smarter folks than most of us
neil.
Thanks. I taped it on the inside and melted it by grooving into it. Then peeled the tape and melted into the length of the crack on the inside. Then put the iron flat down the length on the outside to fill in the groove I made melting it together. Last thing I did was trim the edges with a utility knife. It did turn out pretty good and it was fixed pretty quick for just thinking on the fly.nice neat repair there
That set up looks like the one in my Sprinter based RV......Even the battery looks the same
Oh dont get me wrong, I absolutely love the Sync setup on my 22 Maverick. Super handy. It's like an extension of my phone. I plug the phone in and never have to look at it. Push the talk button on the steering wheel and just tell it to call, text, or if I need directions. So there are lots of pluses to the tech. The negatives are the cost of the parts when it breaks, and being bent over by the dealership with the labor. This is why I love old cars. Easier to work on. I can do it myself, and the parts dont cost an arm and a leg compared to new stuff.Electronics! Ha,,,We are so old and out of date, we have never touched the touch screen in our daily, or turned on its radio, in our daily 2014 Toyota Tacoma little truck. But! the wife has a cell for GPS and other BS! Attached to her elbow...it seems forever !
Not worth it to me. I'll pass on the tech to avoid the "negatives" that you cited. As a matter of fact, I will normally pass on a newer car if it is a "higher end" model. Give me the basics, and I am happy.
That's the great thing about the Sync system, you dont take your eyes off the road. With my phone plugged in, I just touch a button on the steering wheel, and say "call my wife" and it calls her. I talk while driving, and when done tell it to end call, and it hangs up. Ditto for any texting. I just talk, it repeats it back to verify what I ssid was ok, then asks if I want to send it. I never take my eyes off the road. The truck is an extension of my phone. When on road trips, I even touch the steering wheel button and ask what restaurants, motels, gas stations are near to me, and it tells me the information. Again no eyes off the road.
