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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Oak Grove, Kentucky
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A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
Hey, Everybody... I am back again. I am swapping out a stock intake for a Holley street dominator. Which brand / style of gaskets should i go with? I have to pull the valve covers, so they get new gaskets as well. I have the cheap-o chrome short valve covers and I tried the cork (crap) gaskets last time... NOT AGAIN. They are leaking like vegetable strainers. Oil change is due, so why not go all in while i have the time? What else am i going to need to know or do for this little task? Oh, will a leaking valve cover cause low oil pressure? I have 25psi ALL THE TIME (no matter what i am doing) Idling, cruising, WOT - No change - 25psi is all i ever get. No less than 25 either. The gauge is right, because i checked it against another gauge and they both ran at a constant 25psi. Thanks for any advice you guys can send my way.
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
Fel Pro for gaskets.
Those cheap chrome parts rarely seal up no matter what you do. You might try the rubber VC gaskets.
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
X2 On the cheap-o-chrome tin parts ,valve covers,oil pans ect. dont seal worth a crap,they look shiny but function wise suck.....i have some on my truck also
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Big Spring Tx
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
I agree with captain fab Fel Pro are what I use on everything. Will be lucky to get them to seal even with the rubber gaskets but might work. Like tenni126 mentioned may need to check your sender. Its pretty strait forward as far as swap out.
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Backwoods
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
I only use Fel-pro original style gaskets. Like Capt. said, the cheap chrome parts are typically hard to get to seal. I had some valve covers that were cheapie chrome and I never got them to stop leaking. Spent a few more dollars (than I originally did on the chrome) and got a set of basic Summit aluminum covers, went back to a cork gasket with a thin RTV film, and they haven't leaked since. Oh, and on your intake set, throw away the little rubber strips that come in the set for the front and rear of the block. Put a heavy bead of RTV on those surfaces with a thicker bit at each seam of block and head. Make sure it is thick enough to be sandwiched between the intake and block, and you should have no oil leaks.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
I am from Germany. I also use Fel pro gaskets. I had a blown head last year because of a poor quality gasket the former owner used. Since I reworked the heads, intake manifold and valve covers with Fel pro everything is leakproof again.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
i've only used the cork ones from engine gasket sets and no probs with chrome. just give a good wipe down on head and vc is all i do. as far as oil psi, 25 isn't unheard of especially with a stock 'low volume' oil pump, i've seen stock ones at 10 before. mine idles around 30 and goes up with rpm.
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Location: Watertown, SD
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
Fel-Pro gaskets, I don't use anything else. I was also in the "can't seal cheap chrome VC" club. The set was on my '71 when I got it and they leaked terribly. New gaskets and replaced the chrome set with originals and not a problem since. For your oil pressure, check that sender. The gauge should not just sit at 25 lbs all the time with no variance. You tried a different gauge, but the sender is in need of a check.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Oak Grove, Kentucky
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Re: A few questions for the Chevy 350 guys.
Thanks all for the advice and info. Well, i wasn't able to check the sender today, since i ran my $!@(#%$#& truck HOT (240+) this morning. She ran hot and I thought the t-stat was stuck, so I said "well, I'll get her home and take a look". I turned into my driveway and heard CLUNK. The alternator bracket bolt broke off in the head and dumped the ALT. So, what i thought to be a stuck thermostat turned out to be the waterpump not turning AT ALL!! I hoep the motor is ok. I am not ready to swap the TPI in yet. Oh well, a trip to the Pull-a-part, 3 hours of drilling and ease-outs, and she's back going again. I intend to check that sender tomorrow (actually, I have replace the temp sender and t-stat) (AGAIN)!! So, i will hit all of it while i am in there. Thanks again for all the info and advice.
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