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knfenimore · 03-10-2009, 08:13 PM

This may be a stupid question, but can you reuse the metal intake manifold gaskets? I have never had anything but standard gaskets before.
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Keith

uibalnme · 03-10-2009, 08:29 PM

Why? They're pretty cheap. Just replace it.

***Eye8Pussies*** · 03-10-2009, 08:58 PM

the plenum gaskets, yes

the intake manifold gaskets, generally, no.

it's not the metal part that you have to worry about, but on the intake manifold gaskets, there is also rubber seals for the coolant passes through the block. if the gasket wasn't just recently installed, the chances of those leaking are really high. If it's the original gasket, chances are that the rubber seals ripped when you took the gasket off the manifold

ckyle29 · 03-10-2009, 10:23 PM

I always use new gaskets because I don't want to have to spend the time and effort to tear the thing down again to fix it again if it does leak. Gaskets are cheap.

As my grandfather use to say, "fix it right and you only fix it once".

Mr.Nutcase · 03-11-2009, 03:54 PM

I would recommend that you replace the gasket