What sort of bolts are you using mate? close up pics of the manifold side of the engine if its not too much trouble

 

good to hear your getting it sorted

 

cheers

Just using normal high-tensile bolts, Will get some pictures for you on the weekend..

Here are some photos of how bad the gasket was last weekend when I replaced it..

I would check your extractors/inlet for warping the problem continues

Get yourself hold of a permaseal 1 piece gasket. they're actually listed in Lukey catelogues as "extractor gaskets" and they're a shite load better than those crappy ACL 2 piece things. The worse thing about them is were the the 2 gaskets but up on the double exhaust port area (were you've got some major chaf there), and when you up your exhaust temps a hundred degree or so, they only tend to last a couple of weeks. :S the 1 piece permaseals normally last me around 6 months now! :hmm:

 

Plus at bursons were I buy my gaskets......ACL 2 piece - $15, permaseal 1 piece - $8. Not a real hard decision I think!! :cool:

Edited May 5, 200719 yr by Taz_Rx

Thanks for your input guys, but it looks like the new gasket, replaced bolt and loctite has solved my problems..

Another youtube video..

 

Good to see its running again Justin, Hopefully you will be on the next cruise.

Lucky I didn't go on the cruise on the weekend, Found out on the weekend that my alternator had shit itself again (When trying to jump start my sprinter). Turns out it was a dry solder joint on one of the stator leads. Ended up upgrading it yet again from 55A > 80A while I had it apart..

The bitch snapped the accelerator cable today on the way home from work, Luckily it wasn't far from work where it happened. Managed to re-connect the cable and zip tie the mount back to the rocker cover to get the car back to work. Drove the work laser home, Will sort it tomorrow..

 

Zip Ties For The Win!!!

Any updates Justin ?

 

Keen to see/hear this car again.

Got it booked in for a tune next thursday, Will be interesting to see how it runs when its not overly ritch..

New toy came in the mail this morning..

 

Will fit it up tomorrow..

Noice. Catch can ftw!

And the catchtank is ordered from....?