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Intake gaskets...HOW???

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  • Start date Start date Apr 19, 2008

santos

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How did i manage to "blow" both upper and lower intake gaskets?? Now i need to replace them all, just curious as to how this would have happened
 

mustangfan1990

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Could have tightened them too tight and squezzed the gasket out
 

Fast63

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define what "blow" the gaskets means.
 

ShortThrow50

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thats impossible to blow them out unless your runnin crazy boost through there. by looking at your mods, u dont have a blower.do you mean you "sucked" them in
 

stykthyn

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my vote was for overtightened or tightened in the wrong sequence. both of which will cause weak spots allowing the gaskets to fail
 

santos

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well i installed the intake about 3 years ago, and now the gaskets are "squeezing out" I suppose i either over tightened them, or in the wrong sequence, but either way, i get to replace them! I was just curious as to why. Thanks for the replies
 
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svtpower

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pcv

Bad PCV valve?
 

vikingpower

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It helps to retorque the bolts or studs ( I have ARP studs ) every other oil change. Every time I've done anything with the lower manifold some of the bolts or nuts were loose.
 

Black1987Stang

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So it was fine for 3 years then the problem showed up?
sounds weird to me.
I would have to say for installation error tho, but show a pic or define what blowing them means
 

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I think most use RTV for the ends and toss the end gaskets for the lower intake.
 

ShortThrow50

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pwcracer said:
I think most use RTV for the ends and toss the end gaskets for the lower intake.
Click to expand...

yeah i use rtv and throw te end garbage out
 
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