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GM production big block engines were known as Rat motors.

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Re: Pesky Header Leak...Seeking Creative Alternatives !!!

Subject: Re: Pesky Header Leak...Seeking Creative Alternatives !!!
by Durango_Boy on 2012/4/26 13:53:23

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BillH wrote:
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pianoguy wrote:
I've read about guys running a bead of high-temp RTV around the ports, but I've never tried it. I may just do that myself if I ever get around to putting my headers back on - I always had problems with leaks.


That works for small gaps. I do it on the racecar.

But it's messy, wouldn't look good on a street car.

And my heads come back off every 3 hours of run time.



Bill, what're your thoughts on using a couple layers of the dead soft aluminum gasket, sandwiched with the standard gasket? Face the aluminum to the header primary tip, layer of copper RTV, then the gasket, clean to the face of the cylinder head?
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