Carburetor and Fuel System
Title: Another
question about leaking manifold
Post by Cotten on Mar 22, 2004, 3:29am
It is possible, but not practical, as you have to pull a head to do it!
Post by dirtydistrict on Mar 22, 2004, 10:31am
I had very bad experiment with these rubber band seal; the use of spacers to fill the gap of non used o ring seal will saw your rubber band after some few miles (Am i clear in my word?)
O ring seal works very well if you TAKE CARE to align properly your heads with your intake manifold, if not, any kind of seal won't be ok.
Post by Pan6161 on Mar 22, 2004, 3:22pm
I have a friend who reccomended the use of these spacers and has run them for quite a while. I dont know how many miles. I hope they work for me, Mine came from J&P vintage P/N 4000200. If I end up with the same problems as dirty district I'll sure post a note. Does anyone have reccomended machine shop for the rebuilding of the lips on my heads?
Post by Jonderson on Mar 22, 2004, 6:30pm
I would stick with O-rings and decent clamps, and just accept the fact that you have to replace them every year. The other options, even if done optimally, will still not do any better a job than the O-rings when they are done properly. Plus, going the O-ring route is a lot easier in most cases.
