I’m gettin super frustrated. 1998 Tahoe 2 door with 195k miles. I had a small leak from the front of the lower manifold so I took it all apart, bought the fel-Pro 98000 gasket set, and went about tearing everything apart. When I put it back together I had a pretty significant leak from the rear of the passenger side head. Frustrated I tore it apart again, bought another Fel-Pro 98000 gasket set and a new set of Fel-Pro bolts, cleaned it up real well again, and put it back together.
Prior to putting it back together the second time I noticed that the wire bracket bolted to the back of the passenger head kept the Fel-Pro gasket from sitting completely flat prior to being torqued down so I figured maybe that was it. I ground it down a little so that the gasket wouldn’t touch it and I put it back together. Started it up and I have same leak!
I did notice some minor pitting on the head and lower intake but I didn’t think it would be enough to cause a leak. I’ve attached a few photos. One shows how the gasket extends slightly beyond the head prior to being torqued down and comes in contact with the bracket. The other shows how it looks after I ground a little slit in the bracket at head level and reassembled the engine. There is some space now between the gasket and bracket.
Any ideas???
Prior to putting it back together the second time I noticed that the wire bracket bolted to the back of the passenger head kept the Fel-Pro gasket from sitting completely flat prior to being torqued down so I figured maybe that was it. I ground it down a little so that the gasket wouldn’t touch it and I put it back together. Started it up and I have same leak!
I did notice some minor pitting on the head and lower intake but I didn’t think it would be enough to cause a leak. I’ve attached a few photos. One shows how the gasket extends slightly beyond the head prior to being torqued down and comes in contact with the bracket. The other shows how it looks after I ground a little slit in the bracket at head level and reassembled the engine. There is some space now between the gasket and bracket.
Any ideas???
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