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Old 06-03-2012, 05:47 AM
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Hi Rick - I really appreciate the feedback and my first name is Kevin. This problem is actually a little different. When I purchased the car early last year, part of the deal was that the previous owner was going to swap the dual quad set up for a single 4 barrel. That was fine with me as I wanted the single 4 barrel and ended up with a brand new Holley carb and Blue Thunder manifold. Unfortunately, there were a lot of leaks when I finally picked up the car. I had the intake manifold changed but there remained one leak at the back center of the manifold. Third try. I called KC and asked what they used for RTV. Ordered some of that along with Felpro 1247 gaskets. I wanted the Cometic gaskets but they were out of stock and I didn't want to wait the 2 weeks since I really wanted to drive the car. Everything has been fine since last August with about 1,500 miles put on the car. This time the leak is in a different location - the area where the intake manifold meets the head on the drivers side. I have patched it up with RTV and as soon as the rain stops I will take if for a ride to see if the patch holds. I already ordered the Cometics gasket set but I am hoping that I don't need to actually open it up until winter - hopefully the patch holds for now. When I eventually do tear it down, I will measure the angles but I think I am in pretty good shape. I did use sealer on the back corners - Kimball Midwest Extreme Gasket Black RTV II. I followed the toruqe pattern on the Edelbrock website for my intake manifold as the Blue Thunder website was not very helpful. Max. torque of 25 Ft.-Lbs as I have the Edelbrock Performer aluminum heads.
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