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Offline MAT792

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Need help please
« on: Mar 5, 2010, 05:44PM »
last year in july i brought an 89 ford corsair ghia
tip top condition 415,513km's (due to driving myself and mates to cricket for 10 years)
it was running like a dream everything was smooth and perfect
as of late it has being blowing exhaust manifold gaskets constantly...
i have replaced them 3 times
tried gasket glue. nothing seems to be working

is there anything else that could be causing the repeated problems?

thanks in advance for any help

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Re: Need help please
« Reply #1 on: Mar 5, 2010, 06:14PM »
Yep, its fairly common that the stock manifold warps and cracks
No amount of gasket goo or even double gaskets will fix it.
Some people opt to have them machined flat, some people buy extractors.
I Have a set on Ebay at the moment if u need some

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Re: Need help please
« Reply #2 on: Mar 5, 2010, 10:07PM »
Mine did this years ago.

Try doubling up the gaskets (buy 2 and put them behind each other with glue between) and glue both sides to header and manifold.

Dodgy fix but its an old car and not worth the hassle.
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Re: Need help please
« Reply #3 on: Mar 7, 2010, 08:33AM »
there is a set of extractors on here for sale recently for 50 ,
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Re: Need help please
« Reply #4 on: Mar 7, 2010, 11:32PM »
there is a set of extractors on here for sale recently for 50 ,

yea i had a look at them, im in qld anyway
but i dont have the funds atm

thanks guys got it fixed hopefully it doesnt stuff up again too soon

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Re: Need help please
« Reply #5 on: Apr 6, 2010, 05:00PM »
It'll blow again soon if you don't get the manifold flange machined flat!
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