Valley Pan's under the Intake
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Valley Pan's under the Intake
Well I thought I had posted this but couldn't find it or the email. I took a 455 and put on Aluminum heads and intake. When putting the intake on I did not put the valley pan on due to the pan has points that set on the heads. The Aluminum heads do not allow for this. Also when puting the intake on in the valleys we just put a thick bead of RTV from head to head. I am now getting a leak and wondering if I should have put the pan in.
#2
Well I thought I had posted this but couldn't find it or the email. I took a 455 and put on Aluminum heads and intake. When putting the intake on I did not put the valley pan on due to the pan has points that set on the heads. The Aluminum heads do not allow for this. Also when puting the intake on in the valleys we just put a thick bead of RTV from head to head. I am now getting a leak and wondering if I should have put the pan in.
#4
Oil pressure isn't the problem. Proper sealing is the problem. I've been running RTV on my 71's Ebrock intake for over 2 years with no leakage...and no turkey tray at all.
Preparation! Can't get the surfaces clean and oil-free enough! Clean it two or three times. (Obsessive/Compulsive that I am).
Use enough RTV. I layed on a thin bead, working it into the "keeper holes" and those weird side angles, let it skim, layed on thick and wide bead, let it skim, layed on a thinner bead, let it skim, and even a third thin bead and let it skim before even thinking about putting on the intake. I believe I even used a straightedge to check the height. (OCD again!)
Don't "push" the overflow flat....it'll just glop into the valley and unseal itself. Wait a few days and cut it down with a knife. (It was really hard to wait!)
Do you have a PCV problem that might be blowing the seal?
These were a few random thoughts whizzing through my empty head. No OCD this time....just crazy!
C.J.
Preparation! Can't get the surfaces clean and oil-free enough! Clean it two or three times. (Obsessive/Compulsive that I am).
Use enough RTV. I layed on a thin bead, working it into the "keeper holes" and those weird side angles, let it skim, layed on thick and wide bead, let it skim, layed on a thinner bead, let it skim, and even a third thin bead and let it skim before even thinking about putting on the intake. I believe I even used a straightedge to check the height. (OCD again!)
Don't "push" the overflow flat....it'll just glop into the valley and unseal itself. Wait a few days and cut it down with a knife. (It was really hard to wait!)
Do you have a PCV problem that might be blowing the seal?
These were a few random thoughts whizzing through my empty head. No OCD this time....just crazy!
C.J.
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