Glen's method will work, also check the angles of the manifold mating
surfaces relative to the head.
Skip
At 04:30 PM 11/12/01 -0700, you wrote:
> have an alum. intake for a SBC with 4 IDF Webers on it. It used to work
>great on one of my other race cars but now I have a problem. Put simply,
>it won't seal. As soon as I install it & fire the motor, I wind up with
>water in the oil - lots of it. One oddball aspect of this manifold (it's
>from Fast Freddie) is that it has no water passages in the rear. In the
>past, I ran a bead of silicone around the rear water passages in the
>head when I installed the gasket. I have put a straight-edge on the
>manifold & it appears to have no warpage. I have tried 2 different sets
>of heads, alum & cast iron, and no difference. What am I missing here?
>Ed
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