Front intake gasket
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Car: 85 sport coupe
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Front intake gasket
Probably not but worth a shot at asking. Is there a way to fix or redo my front intake gasket w/o having to completely take off the intake? I just rebuilt a motor and I used the felpro gasket kit which had rubber front and rear intake gaskets (which I know now that I should have chunked in the trash) and the front one has split from the intake being torqued down so the oil is leaking out of it and going all over the place.
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Car: 14 scion tc/91 camaro rs
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Re: Front intake gasket
I had this once and took a couple tubes of red rtv silicone and gooped it all over the front. Looked ugly but didnt leak anymore.
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Car: 85 sport coupe
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Re: Front intake gasket
Well, good new and bad news.
Good: It isn't leaking from the intake.
Bad: It's coming from the timing cover.
Used a dye and UV light and found it.
Good: It isn't leaking from the intake.
Bad: It's coming from the timing cover.
Used a dye and UV light and found it.
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Car: 1984 Z28 HO
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Axle/Gears: 3.73
Re: Front intake gasket
You can try cleaning the area with carb cleaner. Use your finger to spread silicone seal where it is leaking.
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Car: '82 z28
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Transmission: 700r4-1985
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Re: Front intake gasket
i have used the exact method described above to fix leakey intake manifold end seals-worked great and lasted for years
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Re: Front intake gasket
Goop in the silicon and see if it holds. If not, worst it's gonna do is leak and you'll have to pull the timing cover anyway.
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