i love long, hard sticks!!

[ocbaud]

they make it so easy to track down noises

haha you pervs!

found out that my lifter tap isnt that at all, its a small exhaust leak!!! right around the #2 pipe. i can see that its black right above it. i dont see how its leaking though since i bought those expensive alum. gaskets and the bolts wont go any tigheter

oh yeah. i decided not to put the temp. sensor for my fans in the head, it would be way to hard to get to with the headers on, so i decided to put it in one of the holes in the intake manifold lots easier to get too and only a rag full of coolant came out waiting on the fedex man to deliver the other package i ordered to finish the install and i should have it all installed later today.

[PHOENIX]

I may be a perv. but that title is gay.

A mechanics stethoscope is worth the money. I bought one not long ago and man does it help track down sounds. You can find them fairly cheap, I bought one from harbor freight for less then $5. The ear buds are not the most comfortable, but it works.

Curious about the gaskets, which ones did you buy?
Are they flexable?
When I bought all my exhuast stuff I planned to get the aluminum gaskets, then a few members on here talked me into the copper ones instead.

[ocbaud]

the alum. gaskets where all that the store had in the higher end gaskets. i forgot what brand they were, not a really really good brand though

[piecesparts]

I use Felpro header gaskets, coat them with CopperCoat, and then put Teflon Tape on the threads of the header bolts. I have very little and in most case no gasket leakage problems and the bolts don't backout. When I want to take the bolts out, they come out easily without any rust issues.

[zzChevy]

Originally Posted by piecesparts

I use Felpro header gaskets, coat them with CopperCoat, and then put Teflon Tape on the threads of the header bolts. I have very little and in most case no gasket leakage problems and the bolts don't backout. When I want to take the bolts out, they come out easily without any rust issues.

For the aluminum heads, I've been using that grey anti-sieze goo. Works real well too other than my needing to retighten the bolts about once a month.

[plumbcut]

yep thats probably the most infamous mis-diagnosis there is for inexperienced mechanics.. the ol' chevy exhaust leak that they think is a valve... Done it myself a few times...

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[79BIG10]

Originally Posted by zzChevy

For the aluminum heads, I've been using that grey anti-sieze goo. Works real well too other than my needing to retighten the bolts about once a month.

Yes that's a must. It keeps the bolts from messing up with the expansion and contraction of aluminum. Also great on intakes. I also used Stage 8 locking header bolts. No leaks since that.

[ocbaud]

the bolts arent coming loose, its just the gasket that is leaking.

[Newt408]

Originally Posted by ocbaud

the bolts arent coming loose, its just the gasket that is leaking.

My muffler man talked me into just using ultra copper gasket maker and I've never had an exhaust leak until I decided to use a high dollar copper gasket a couple of months ago after I got my heads worked on. I've even used the ultra copper on the gaskets and they are starting to leak again. Next time I have her in the shop i'm going to put the gaskets in file 13.

[TwinTurbo]

I only use percy aluminium gaskets and exhaust studs, works every time, no exhaust leaks ever.

[ocbaud]

Originally Posted by TwinTurbo

I only use percy aluminium gaskets and exhaust studs, works every time, no exhaust leaks ever.

percy is the brand of alum. gaskets i got.

[TwinTurbo]

good choice. Oh, and some people have the impression that they hit the jackpot and got a whole lot of gaskets for the price of 2, do not pull the aluminium sheets apart (I've seen it happen)