WSUTARD
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Super wet on the head side. I’m wondering if my pass through plates caused the issue. This is the first time I have ever run them.
Ohh I’m going. Gona watch my Cougs beat up on some Ducks! GO COUGS!For now go to the party, put engine on hold for tonight.
man, there is oil everywhere. why does the pic of the intake look like it has a gasket on it? Is the sealing surface of the intake flat? because it doesn't look flat. Also, you look like you could use a valley baffle, that might cut down on some of the oil flying around in the valley. I think Milodon, or somebody like that makes them. Judging from what I'm seeing, I don't think the manifold is sealing properly. bolt it up sans gasket to one head and then measure the gap on the other side in lots of places Then do it again on the other head. Don't use silicone on the intake bolts threads, use permagasket, no2, I think. It comes in a little white plastic bottle with a brush built into the cap. It's thickish brown, tarry looking stuff.Ok, what do you guys want pics of? I removed the intake. Looks like a ton of oil on the gaskets and intake surface.
I haven’t pulled the gaskets off the head yet. Was waiting for pic requests. Also, birthday party to go to.
The black gasket you are seeing on the intake is the right stuff I used around the water jackets on the head. I used permatex thread sealer on the intake bolts. There is a bit of it on the bolt hole in one of the pictures. This was the first time I used the gasket you see. I’m going back to the FelPro 1213 I normally use.man, there is oil everywhere. why does the pic of the intake look like it has a gasket on it? Is the sealing surface of the intake flat? because it doesn't look flat. Also, you look like you could use a valley baffle, that might cut down on some of the oil flying around in the valley. I think Milodon, or somebody like that makes them. Judging from what I'm seeing, I don't think the manifold is sealing properly. bolt it up sans gasket to one head and then measure the gap on the other side in lots of places Then do it again on the other head. Don't use silicone on the intake bolts threads, use permagasket, no2, I think. It comes in a little white plastic bottle with a brush built into the cap. It's thickish brown, tarry looking stuff.
JC, do you run a high pressure or high volume oil pump?
If they are not part of the gasket, loose them.Should I ditch the crossover block plates?
They can cause you to suck oil from the valley into a intake port if the gasket doesn't seal properly.If they are not part of the gasket, loose them.
If you look at the thread #72, he used the right stuff on the end rails.Are you using the rubber manifold-to-block end seals? They can cause problems letting the manifold settle all the way down if the block or heads have been milled even a little bit.
Correct.If you look at the thread #72, he used the right stuff on the end rails.
Correct.
I guess I will ditch the crossover plates.
It looked like a Duck, smelled like, and played like, what a quack. quack quack say's the Duck fan. ANDOhh I’m going. Gona watch my Cougs beat up on some Ducks! GO COUGS!
Update for everyone. I still have smoke (blue) building during deceleration.
As everyone knows, I installed new intake gaskets FelPro 1213. I used a super thin spread of ultra grey around all the ports between the heads and the gasket as well as between the bottom of the gasket and the heads. I also put a thin strip along the bottom of the gasket and intake but did not put ultra grey on the intake side as the gaskets already had blue seals. I used right stuff for the China walls.
Since I’m still getting the smoke I am going to move on to replacing the valve seals and checking out the guides. Will update everyone once I get that done.
Another day, another dollar, spent. Ugh.
I believe that is Hot Cars Lesson 102 .... it's part of a series LOLAnother day, another dollar, spent. Ugh.
I’m going to do it with the heads on.Well that blows, I mean sucks.
Good luck with it, and I hope that's all it is.
Which trick are you going to use?
Heads on with air, string, piston at TDC?
Heads off?
It’s just pushing me towards building a 440.I believe that is Hot Cars Lesson 102 .... it's part of a series LOL
Anyone know how much pressure I should use on the air compressor to keep the valves up when changing the seal? I don’t want to overdo it
Thanks. I used the tall on the #1 and 8 exhaust since that is what came off the car. I am going to reuse two of the old ones since they basically look new and so I don’t have to redo the 1 and 8 exhaustShort on exhaust, tall on intake.