Kain
3/4 ton status
they are Edelbrock heads 60899, do plan on chasing the bolt holes tomorrow
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Header gaskets again.....
- Thread starter Kain
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I have used those manifold-style gaskets for years on headers with good results. Sure they are smaller then the header tubes, but they don't shroud the heads at all, so why not? Can't blow them without having loose bolts for a while.
Any chance this vehicle has a restriction like a plugged cat or loose muffler baffle?
Kain
3/4 ton status
No cats and no
Kain
3/4 ton status
Took to a mechanic and he said he doubts there is enough material to make em flat, will try in the morning to go to machine shop and ask them
A friend kept having the header gaskets fail on his motor home rapidly,he put on a pair of the solid copper ones with hi-temp RTV on both sides and they have lasted several years--his header flanges were not perfectly flat or level with each other either,so he sawed the flanges so they could flex separately ..
Who's headers are those? how thick is the flange ? The only header I run(Tri-mill) is on my air cooled vw and use annealed copper gaskets with locking exhaust stud nuts. I have reused these gaskets several times.
Kain
3/4 ton status
Hedman Hedders 69230
you try asking headman if they will warranty them ? could of been a bad batch .
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Remflex. Once you go with those you will never go back.
If you blow them out then you do have a real problem.
If you blow them out then you do have a real problem.
hmm 1/4" flange is not the worst 5/16" would better thou. Did you check bolt length yet? inquiring minds want to know ....
That's what I told my friend, he blew those out too. Hooker comp's and I think they're warped........
Kain
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[QUOTE="Wes Harden, post: 4123599, member: 23235" Did you check bolt length yet? inquiring minds want to know ....[/QUOTE]
Mr Harden i did run a tap chaser in the threads and the 1,2 and 6 holes had trash in em so you could not tighten the bolts
that could be my problem i will try remflex and see how it goes.
I am going to contact headman and see what they say but i doubt they give a shit
[/QUOTE]Mr Harden i did run a tap chaser in the threads and the 1,2 and 6 holes had trash in em so you could not tighten the bolts
that could be my problem i will try remflex and see how it goes.
I am going to contact headman and see what they say but i doubt they give a shit
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I feel vindicated.
Naa just superior wisdom from the grand wizard lawn gnome 
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Suppose its only decent advice assuming everything else is the way its Suppose to be.
A band aid doesn't stop the bleeding when you need stitches.
Kain
3/4 ton status
Well the remflex gaskets showed up
I even busted out the torque wrench to tighten the header bolts.
hope this works
I even busted out the torque wrench to tighten the header bolts.
hope this works
Kain
3/4 ton status
Going to update firmware before I start it
Kain
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Great it didn’t save settings
Kain
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How much trouble is it that your ecu settings didn’t save so I started the wizard and it won’t start. I’m on set base timing page
Kain
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well there are no leaks withthe new gaskets i put a shp vac to the tail pipe and soapy water and no bubbles but it wont start
