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header gasket question ??

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I believe I know the answer but to make sure I thought I would ask ,

On the passer side of my stang , the headers gasket has a little bend in it where it meets the heads ,, now on the diver side it sits flat ,,, should the passer side not have a bend in it ,, the bend is between the last to tubes ,, please let me know before I go out and buy a header gasket and replace it ,,, thanks ,, oh and the headers are bbk long tubes ..
 

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southernstang97 said:
I believe I know the answer but to make sure I thought I would ask ,

On the passer side of my stang , the headers gasket has a little bend in it where it meets the heads ,, now on the diver side it sits flat ,,, should the passer side not have a bend in it ,, the bend is between the last to tubes ,, please let me know before I go out and buy a header gasket and replace it ,,, thanks ,, oh and the headers are bbk long tubes ..
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It probably got bent in the packing process when it was being shipped to the supplier or to you...

My FEL-1250's weren't bent...you could probably still use the header gasket because when you torque them down it will flatten itself out...but if you want to be safe then just ask the place where you got them from to get a new one if it was already bent when you got it or buy a new one if you bent it yourself...

Good Luck
 
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sorry , I should have said that they are already on the car ,,
 

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sorry , I should have said that they are already on the car ,,
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It's okay...it was my fault for assuming...

If you don't notice any exhaust leak (ticking)...I wouldn't worry about it...
 
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