Strange Motor Problem, Oil Consumption

[wrogers55]

This post is about aligning the intake gasket, intake ports and head ports on a small block, AFR 205 heads, Edelbrock manifold, Mas-Flow injected motor. The motor also had TWO stacked 0.60 gaskets, on slipping on the other causing part of the failure.

I'm going back together after finding out the oil consumption and pinging was a failed intake gasket that had slipped during a previous installation and finally started leaking at the bottom valley side. Sucking lots of oil.

The AFR head intakes ports look great and the Edelbrock manifold has been previously worked over it would appear and also looks very professional. Intake manifold ports measure slightly smaller than the head ports, which I'm leaving alone of course.

The motor is in the car, I lifted the intake with great care and covered up everything to keep trash out of the motor, propped up the intake on supports above the motor and got busy. Installed 4 studs at the 4 corners of the heads to align the intake. Matched the intake gaskets, SCE premium 0.60 to the heads.....and now my question. Planning on glueing them down with Hylomar and letting it set up overnight to avoid the slipping.

Question and concern. Is there a magic trick or easy way to drop the intake on the head and see where the intake ports are aligning with the head ports or intake gasket? I want to make sure it's not dropping to deep on the heads and would also like to see if the side to side alignment is at least over the head ports and no lip is left on the head port side.

Hope this makes sense. I'm really ready to get it going again.

Wayne in Gilroy, holding a tube of blue Hylomar in my hand.

Thanks.