Date:         Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:16:20 -0600
Reply-To:     Grungy <grungy@GRUNGY.COM>
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From:         Grungy <grungy@GRUNGY.COM>
Subject:      Re: intake gasket?
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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Got the old gaskets off - wasn't too hard once I got it started with
a screwdriver and a mallet.

What am I listening for with a listening tube?
Whistling noises?
I was doing the propane test, except the idle is so random that it
didn't prove anything.

I'm reasonably sure that the left side intake is tight now, with
replacement hoses and seals.
Still have to do the right side and go to FLAPS to pick up new injector seals.

There's a forest of other vacuum lines to check.
*sigh*

At 12:03 PM -0800 3/12/11, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans wrote:
>
>be extra careful about leaks at the intke runner boots....those like to leak.
>I use a 'listening tube' to fine intake leaks sometimes ...a two
>foot long hose, about 3/8 inch ID.
>scott
>www.turbovans.com
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Grungy" <grungy@GRUNGY.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 8:01 AM
>Subject: intake gasket?
>
>>Injectors out - d'oh! - that was easy.
>>FLAPS should have seals this afternoon.
>>
>>Old intake manifold gasket appears to be glued to the intake manifold.
>>Hard black stuff with paper faces.
>>Paper face I can see is very scratched.
>>
>>I have a replacement gasket, but can't easily get the old one off,
>>and I could scratch up the intake during removal.  Does the collected
>>wisdom here say replace it or use the old one?
>>Should I get some kind of high-temp Permatex to fill in the scratches
>>on the old one's paper face?


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