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Old 11-08-2003, 02:12 PM   #11
76HighSierra
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Originally posted by CRRoy71
I will have to look again at the vacuum hoses. I know it just bolts into the manifold, and according to the guy at the Chevy dealer, You need a good gasket like head gasket material. I was going to make a gasket out of regular gasket paper, but he said it wouldn't work. Not sure if he was just making a sale or not, but it worked
The problem with using regular gasket material on that area, is being that high temp exhaust gasses run through that area, regular gasket material will eventually burn.
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1976 1/2 ton GMC High Sierra.
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