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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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300 I6 Intake leak

Hi, I have a 78' F-250 4x4 whith the I6. It has headers and an offy DP 4 bbl alluminum intake with an edelbrock carb on it. This ran amazing for a while but the intake keeps leaking. Right now it has the Fel-pro gasket on it. I was just wondering what other guys use to seal this up. some kind of RTV or copper spray?
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Have you checked the intake with a straight edge to be sure it hasn't warped?
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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A common problem. Check out this thread: FORDSIX PERFORMANCE • View topic - 300 I6 intake leaking
 
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AbandonedBronco
Have you checked the intake with a straight edge to be sure it hasn't warped?
the intake is pretty striaght. Just one or two of the middle ports is just a tiny bit off. not much at all
 
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