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Re: manifold to head gasket

To: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: manifold to head gasket
From: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@home.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 06:40:01 -0400
Hi Tim

I wanted to ensure a good seal on the intake manifold for my Weber DGV so I used
the silicon sealant with copper. It has high temp characteristics. I have had no
problems with it, either sealing or otherwise. It also works fine on the
exhaust!

Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario

"T. .R. Dafforn" wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Just about to instal a new manifold to head gasket on a 1500 to sort out
> an vacuum leak..
> Anyone any helpful suggestions?
> ie. Is it worth using any gasket compound?
> Cheers
> Tim
> PS I am fitting a twin weber manifold, 2 piece, one for the front car,
> and one for the back...
> I am finding aligning them a bit hard, but I noticed a small hole in the
> face of the head, in between the two inlet ports, that matches one on
> the inlet manifolds, what are these for, and can they be used to help
> alignment?
> 
> --
> Tim Dafforn



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