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#24569 01/01/2005 5:43 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 55 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 55 | Can stock exhaust manifold gaskets be used with headers? Engine is a 283 V8.
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#24570 01/01/2005 6:44 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I would say no, use the ceramic one's. I've run some for the last 5 years without any problems,
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#24571 01/01/2005 7:04 PM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 55 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 55 | Thanks for the reply.
What's a ceramic gasket? How do you find them? What do you ask for?
This is my first experience with headers. They came on a truck I just bought.
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#24572 01/01/2005 11:01 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Just asks a parts house for a header gasket. It will be an off white color and feel kind of soft. The end bolt holes should be slotted so you can start the outside bolts with the header and slide the gasket down between the head and the header. After installing the gaskets and have driven it some, retorque the header bolts a few times until they won't tighten any more, then they will stay tight. Good luck,
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