I stuck mine into the head with a little permatex, not much.

They are supposedly there to make assembly alignment easier. I left them out at first but could never stop the leaking so put them back.

If you had the manifolds surface ground be sure to grind off the rings a small amount or the manifold won't toghten down enough to seal.


'31 Chevy 1 1/2 ton,
'42 GMC 2 1/2 ton 6x4,
'52 GMC 2 1/2 ton 6x6,
'53 GMC 5 ton