Gasket Help

[eg6sir]

just hand tight.. dont need to force it.. and after you drive the car and let it cool off.. re-torque everything because the metal likes to expand when it gets hot.. you should be good to go after that

 

[P7ank5te7]

Well I tightened down to 25 ft/lbs yesterday and ran it around the block then re-torqued it to 35 ft/lbs today and it seems to have held all the way home(500 mi trip). The weird thing is, now shes talking I'm getting the pops and crackles. hehe But I think one of the other gaskets are leaking now dang it... LoL.. My luck just sucks.

 

[P7ank5te7]

Well its that same dang gasket. It blew it out again and I don't understand why its doing that. I was wondering if it would be recommended to put the metal outsides from my original gasket on one? Or Maybe double it? Any suggestions would be appreciative. -Gary

 

[99sidude]

how well do the flanges mate up? if its a cheap egay header it might have some tolerance issues thats causing a gap in the seal and leading to failure

 

[P7ank5te7]

I'm not too sure..I bought some of the metal like gasket paper this time, put some ultra copper RTV on it, torqued it down to 40 ft/lbs and well see how long it lasts this time. Hopefully permanently. But I wouldn't doubt thats my problem. I say its just a matter of time and money before I get that car turbo'd.. LoL -Gary