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Originally Posted by Jokers69
...Here's a question for you, I have a 69 350, stock heads (#5) and an edlebrock performer. I've put 2 stock turkey tray manifold gaskets on it already, before it comes out this year I'm about to put the third one on. It doesn't seem to want to seal good. I have puddles of coolant in the runner area and oily tar like crap along the top of the manifold/head joint on the drivers side.
The first gasket was a carquest one, the second came from an engine shop, it was a fel-pro. Is there a better/different gasket?
Tom
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Tom,
I've used the FelPro metal gaskets exclusively. I run a bead of RTV around both sides of all four coolant openings before installation. This is the technique called out in the Chassis Service Manual. Note that the turkey tray has raised bosses around four of the bolt holes at the four corners. These are designed to fit into recesses in the heads to keep the gasket in place when you install it.