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Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
So first thing was first. Put my new carb on, then the mistake happened. A washer fell into the intake manifold and I can't see it. So I got to pull the intake. Well, I don't have the money to go buy a new one (500 caddy parts are expensive around here) so I'm wondering if there would be a way I could just make one until I can get the money????
This truck is only going to be started maybe 4 times if that till I get the proper gasket. I just need something for a test fire as for it hasn't been started in a little over 4 months. Any help appreciated |
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Re: Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
i'm not understanding the question did you start the truck? if so that washer may not be in the intake anymore and inside one of the cylinders
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Re: Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
Or are you asking about making an intake gasket instead of buying one? Very confusing post....
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Re: Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
I think low&slow is referring to the intake manifold gasket. I assumed he got the washer out and now want's to know if anyone knows if he could make a gasket rather than spend the money on buying one.
I'm not familiar with the Cadillac intake but I have seen some intakes sealed with gasket maker sealant. It's something I would use on a permanent install but it may work on a temporary basis. I don't think that it's going to be that much cheaper than the gasket. A quick search and I found the gasket for around $20. The gasket maker is not much cheaper. |
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Re: Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
Sorry for the way I posted it. I was in a hurry to get it done before it started raining. Anyways, the truck has not been started since I dropped the washer in. I pulled the intake and got the washer out luckily. This was the first time I've worked on a Caddy motor, but once I got the intake off, I noticed it had one of them fancy splash plate things and that the intake itself did not have a gasket between intake and splash plate nor did it have one between the plate and heads. So now for a similar question.
Do I just put it all back together the way it came apart? Or should I put some RTV Sealant between the heads and plate as well as the plate and intake? |
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Re: Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
I did that once and built a small magnet on a string and fished it out.... saving the gasket
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Re: Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
A new splash shield is 20 bucks. Do it right. JMHO
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Re: Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers
Thanks for all the quick responses. I did buy a new splash plate and some RTV Sealant. I got it all put back together and fired her up. Thanks again.
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