Morning Mistakes. Gotta love the money suckers

[low&slow]

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

[truckdude239]

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

[Stocker]

Or are you asking about making an intake gasket instead of buying one? Very confusing post....

[68gmsee]

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.

[low&slow]

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?

[67chevemall]

I did that once and built a small magnet on a string and fished it out.... saving the gasket

[geezer#99]

A new splash shield is 20 bucks. Do it right. JMHO

[low&slow]

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.