I have a 2002 Explorer, the one with the aluminum block and Romeo heads. I noticed that the gasket on the right side of my picture here was protruding out of the channel it rests in. I then removed the 6 hex head screws holding the aluminum crossover tube to the plastic intake, and found it to be a mess.

I want to replace these two gaskets, but I cannot find any information on them. Google searches say replace with RTV. Is that my only option? If so, which RTV should I use? High temp red?

 

Most of the time the channel breaks causing the gasket to push out. The only fix is a new intake.

 

Dang! You were right. The channel is broken. I was hoping it was just the way it was designed since it never leaked before. Now I'm going to have to use my PI Mustang lower intake that I was planning on using for the PI Headswap on my 96 Mustang GT. Hopefully the lowers are the exact same.