1961 Jeep CJ5 Intake Manifold

Tiny
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  • 1961 JEEP CJ5
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Why is there a large gap (approx. 1/8 front & 1/4 rear) where the Edelbrock manifold seats onto the block of a newly rebuilt 1978 Buick V6 engine. The manifold came off of the old engine which was a 1984 Buick V6 odd fire. The new engine is and even-fire.
Sunday, May 25th, 2014 AT 4:28 PM

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Tiny
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As far as differences, I don't think there should be any. Is there a vacuum leak or is the gasket sealed?
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Sunday, May 25th, 2014 AT 4:32 PM
Tiny
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Thanks for being so quick ! As far as I can tell, there is no vacuum leak but it suddenly started popping thru the exhaust pipes and I'm seeing a small oil leak on the drivers bank in the rear. I've replaced the Vcover gasket and it is not coming from the Vcover. Because of the recent change that I just explained, I felt that there might be a failure with the RTV bead in the rear of the manifold. (I have never seen a gap this large before)
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Sunday, May 25th, 2014 AT 4:52 PM
Tiny
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Where the intake meets the block, there shouldn't be a gap there. It should still fit tightly. Is that the case?
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 AT 4:51 AM

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