Hi everyone,

When we were doing the intake and exhaust manifolds on my brothers car we assembled them together with the heat stove gasket between them, then got the faces resurfaced, then took them apart and painted the intake.

We thought it was probably a bad idea, and it seems that we were right as we have an exhaust leak now. Also I think we overtorqued the bolts, as we cinched them down really tight.

I have another aussie gasket, I bought two sets originally.

Should I just install a new one?

My mechanic friend thinks that maybe we should sandwich two aussies with a stamped steel. I don't think he realizes what we did before installation (tourqing, removing, retourqing).

Thanks!

John D

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1968 Dodge Charger 225 a833 OD
1962 Valiant 170 2 door post car
1962 Valiant Signet (junker right now)
1962 Valiant Signet, one owner car, waiting for me to pick it up. Scratch that-got it!

i sugguess that you put in new gaskey....manifold lightly bolted together....tuoque manifold to engine .... only about 10 lb pound.....then the three bolt holding manifolds together


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