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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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re-use intake gasket???

can i re-use my valley pan-intake gasket? it only has about 10 minutes of runtime on a brand new one.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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I have and had no problems
 
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 01:53 PM
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i had a new one of twice in the first week.no problem.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 02:03 PM
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it wont hurt anything to reuse the valley pan, especially if it has not been used much. A lot of mechanics tend to do this from what I hear.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 02:16 PM
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am i supposed to use silicone on the side of the gasket also around the intake runners or just on the front and back????
 
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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just front and back.
 
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