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Nov 21, 2013 | 07:34 PM

fly-tying.guy

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From: Laramie,Wy

intake gaskets

So here is the back story I replaced my head gaskets this summer and in my gasket kit was just the gaskets for the sides and front of the intake and not the whole valley pan gasket. I did not think anything of it and just replaced the valley pan style with the other style.

Now to the real question is I am looking to have to pull the intake again and want to know if I should order the valley pan style gasket or if the other style? I an running the stock cast iron intake. thanks for the information.

Nov 21, 2013 | 08:26 PM

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This is the 460? Never took one of those apart, but this next time when you take the intake off, look on the bottom of the intake. I am assuming you do not have a metal shield there, and that is what the other valley pan gasket was, a shield.

If on the bottom of the intake you have a lot of black burnt up carbon crud there, then yes I would get the correct gasket with the shield. If you do not have a bunch of crud built up, or you already have a metal shield riveted to the bottom of the intake, then I would not worry about the shield type of gasket.