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Dec 28, 2011 | 03:19 PM

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bankspro6811

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Quick Question...

is the steel intake gasket re-useable on a 6.9 idi? seeing as it is metal? ive never taken the intake apart.

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Dec 28, 2011 | 03:21 PM

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91dirtydiesel

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The valley pan? I suppose if you don't bend it all up while taking it off I don't see why you couldn't ?

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Dec 28, 2011 | 03:27 PM

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thats what i was thinking

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Dec 28, 2011 | 03:30 PM

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I know they are not cheap but I wouldn't reuse it. Remember it is the only thing keeping coolant out of the chambers at that area. It only takes a little liquid to hydrolock one of these beasts and that can cause some real damage, way more than the cost of the valey pan gasket.

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Dec 28, 2011 | 05:08 PM

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bankspro6811

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you do have a point

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Dec 28, 2011 | 05:31 PM

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IDIDieselJohn

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Kenpobuck nailed it!

Do your self a favor, replace it!

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