Hey everybody,
I haven't been on the site in a while, because I've been working on my /6. Put a remanufactured engine in and I've driven it for 500 miles now, so I think it's going to take. I'd like to thank everybody for encouragement and giving me the confidence to do the transplant.
My problem is that I keep blowing out gaskets between the exhaust manifold and header pipe. I've got a super six manifold going to the stock flange on stock pipe which flares out to two and a quarter a couple of inches off the engine. I'm using two stock gaskets, just as recommended. I've got brass three eighth inch (body, not head) bolts which match the thread in the exhaust manifold and then are capped with lock washers and nuts holding the two flanges together.
But they still loosen up. I've tried the high heat RTV as well--it will hold together a couple of weeks and then it's back to leaking.
Any suggestions?
Thanks again for sharing all you all's great knowledge,
Joe
