[DML] Re: exhaust manifold gaskets

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the manifolds were warped when you replaced the gaskets that could
be the reason it didn't last. You have to check for warpage and if
necessary have the manifolds surfaced. You also have to get the head
clean so the new gaskets can seal well. It is also possible some of
the studs are stripped so they really didn't tighten up enough when
you put the manifold back on. Gaskets should last a lot longer than
2.75 years. Maybe a clamp loosened up or you blew a hole in your
muffler? It may not be the gaskets this time. Stainless is better only
in that you can take the stuff apart in the future without breaking
anything, they don't rust or seize. Never-Seize compound will do the
same thing. 
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, kevin creason <kcreason77@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> How long do the exhaust manifold gaskets last? Low,
> high, average? Any ideas?
> I replaced all mine 2.75 years ago, and I can hear a
> little "beetling" on initial acceleration. It's not
> bad yet, as you can't hear it standing out back
> working the throttle spool, and a fellow car-nut
> (mustang) passenger couldn't hear it all. But it is
> enough to that I can hear it and I don't like it.
> 
> And why do the Delo's have this problem? Is it the
> aluminum engine and the cast iron exhaust manifolds?
> I saw on someone's site that there are stainless-steel
> gaskets. Will those work any better? Will stainless
> steel manifolds work better?
> -Kevin
> #4687
> 
> 
> 
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