Re: [AMC-List] Exhaust Manifold Gasket and AMC drivers

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I use the intake gasket!
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Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Mark Price wrote:
> 
> > I worked in dealerships for 10+ years up till 1990.
> > I've worked on these cars on and off since then.
> > I have NEVER put a gasket on an AMC six manifold or any other engine that did not originally come with one. 
> >   Yes, I've done this to old warped manifolds. Sand em and clean them up, bolt'em on. If they are warped too bad have them resurfaced.
> >   In my way of thinking the gasket is just a weak link waiting to fail.
> > Yes, I know we've done this dissagreement before and have both said our piece on it. Just my take on it.
> 
> Not even intake gasket?
> 
> Funny -- while I don't have your professional experience I've
> never assembled an AMC six WITHOUT the double-gasket set! Only
> 4 - 5 motors, but none have leaked, though one or two of them,
> the end nuts loosen. No vacuum leaks.
> 
> I think this is one of those things, it's not night vs. day
> gasket or not. Both seem to work, but I tend to agree with you,
> more parts == more room for failure.
> 
> > To each his own is exactly right on this one!
> 
> Well we could always descend into a religion war... :-)
> 
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