CeramaChrome Manifold-HELP

leave it shiny. put a very small bead of rtv on the gasket and let it dry completely.

doesn't need to be rough to seal.

cowboy from hell

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doesn't need to be rough to seal.

Okay, but one of the standard tricks to help hold the valley end gaskets in place is center punched dimples in block and intake.

I'm not sure if I'm using pure RTV or just RTV dabs in the corners of the rubber gasket, but shouldn't I do something to the slippery - I mean slippery as a greased baby's bottom - manifold surface at the valley ends?

Larry

If you must use the rubber or cork end seals, I would find an oil resistant glue and glue them to the manifold, I'd hate to see you mess up that new coating.

My advice is to lay down a 1/4" thick bead across the valley rail of the block (both ends), again let it dry completely, then set the manifold down on it. The RTV should act like a big spongy rubber seal, squash like a pillow when you set the manifold on it. It'll make a nice tight seal. That's how the factory does it these days. Seals the motors up tight as a drum.

Just how slippery IS a greased babies bottom?

cowboy from hell