Lickin Leaks with Ol John Lee

[Sharps40]

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I think that much silicone plus the fact that you are allowing it to dry before putting the intake on could be hurting you a little. The gasket itself is the sealer, not the silicone.

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If it doesn't leak I'd be suprised!
There should be a test when you buy that silicone.
Classic example of how not to use sealer. More's law to the extreme.
Oh well! Changing out the gaskets a few more times they'll figure it out.[/quote]



I don't know fellas, it ain't leakin at the aft end anymore so I guess GM and all the Mecs I talked with here and in town got it right...dispense with the front and back seals, 1/4" beads skinned for 15 minutes. I also checked summit/edelbrock, all said the same thing, deep six the front/aft seals and use RTV. Some said blue, some said red some black....I figure the proof is in the pudding, blue seems to work about anywhere. Yall gotta figure it'd be done a bit cleaner on a new motor with an engine stand but I sat on the radiator and I'm sure ya got more skills than me. But this is a daily driver and some things gotta be done to hold on the road for a bit longer. Just tryin to tighten this one up and keep it runnin a few months more till I can get the 327 and 4 speed. Not puttin a quart in with each tank of fuel is a blessing and an extra bit of silicone is cheep piece of mind. It ain't pretty to look at but pretty is a state of performance....this one keeps tickin along, 11K miles this year and now we've sold the van I spect Ol John Lee will see closer to 18K miles in 2013. I don't know how long this lil 283 will last but at 49 years and 117K+ miles with only a carb and some seals, I'm pretty impressed.