Use a silicon sealant acrossed the front & rear of the block, instead of the included rubber or caulk gasket. If there is a one piece gasket, still put a daub of sealant at the corners where the head/block/manifold come together. Also torque in 2 increments. First time to 20 pounds, then hit 30 on second pass.
MAKE SURE that you mark the distributor & rotor alignment before removing it. If possible, rotate motor to Top dead center (timing marks aligned) so you know exactly where it is - if you have problems after everything is assembled. rick schaefer ---------- Jeff Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: From: Jeff Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Chevelle-List] Tips on intake manifold gasket Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 10:20:49 -0600 I have decided to put on a new Edelbrock carb on my poorly running '71 454. This is the car that as it turned out had a carb on it that was shown to be for a 1972 chevy 350 pickup! Anyway, I want to replace the intake manifold gasket at the same time but have never done so. I have the service manual and it shows the torque sequence and the torque at 30 ft pounds. Any tips or suggestions on this gasket replacement? -- Jeff Fischer Lake Elmo, MN '71 Chevelle SS, 454, 4 spd http://home.attbi.com/~addss/chevelle.html ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] rick schaefer 72 El camino http://members.home.net/jimmy4/rick1972elky.html ACES #00140 Team Chevelle #00038 ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
