Re: O/T Now, I'm The One Who Is Mad!

Posted by txblu on September 22, 2004 at 06:07:38 from (199.46.199.231):

In Reply to: Re: O/T Now, I'm The One Who Is Mad! posted by G-MAN on September 21, 2004 at 13:53:59:

Naw it's a GM problem. The intake gasket is a silicon bead imbedded in plastic. Torque on it is like 15 in oz or thereabouts. It's a new idea with aluminum intake manifold probably due to squirming differences between cast iron and alum.

The leak is real hard to find. Took me 6 months of dedicated looking plus a tip from a friend to find mine.

Lots of people with post '96 GM trucks are having the problem. Should have recalled them.

When I got mine off, I compared it to the new Federal Mongul I bought and the quality of the OEM was obviously very substandard.

Mark

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