Six Pack issues and rebuilding by tommyg29

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4-19-2014

#8 has so much oil in it, probably mostly from sitting, that it must be dropping down through the seal. Oil puddles back there around the springs. Also had a small pile of crud only at the base of the #8 intake springs. 

Since Ive come this far, might as well replace the seals, at least on the passenger side. I'll search and try to edumacate myself on it 

4-30-2014

Status update.

Got in my manley steel case viton valve seals and a pair of valve cover gaskets.

Now I think I will hold off putting everything back together another week for one reason....my son comes home for a few days between terms in college. He is going to graduate in a year with a mechanical/aerospace engineering degree, and he doesnt have a clue about anything under the hood of a car.   

I didnt know much at his age either, but at least I was exposing myself. If only I can get him to pay attention with me for a few hours as if he were in class. 

Well, after watching the cuda collect dust for the past 4 months, I finally started to put it back together today.

Been extremely busy with work and family, in fact I still am, and the weather has really been too hot for me to have fun working in the garage, but my daughter gave birth to my first grandkid the other night, and it inspired me to get off my duff and get it running again.

So, first thing this morning I lifted off all 52 pounds of the iron manifold, and pulled the pan to get off all the perma seal and the gasket material off. Months ago I tried using one paper gasket under the valley pan and I couldnt get more than a few manifold bolts on. The geometry just didnt work. So I spent a few hours cleaning it all up, and then tried the Hylomar equivalent (because it says so right on the package!) Permaseal #85420. Its blue tacky stuff which hopefully will work.

Thanks from me too Onebadfish.

Got the manifold bolted down this time, and maybe tomorrow Ill reinstall the passenger valve cover (I replaced a few rear stem seals) and start mounting the carbs.

And Docmel, sorry I havent even looked at this thread in a while, but your advice seems spot on. The new kits come with various different universal type gaskets and who knows if they really do the job right. Probably not.