hey guys its been awhile since ive been on here, finally got my 307 running in my hurst (and as a sidenote i got the timing chain thing figured out, got another brand and no problems).
Heres my question, i know the 7a headed 307s had tubular manifolds that required a gasket and i know my original 83 iron manifolds bolted to the block with out one. But after torching and retapping practically all my manifold bolts i decided to put the gaskets on them to be safe. . . and the manifolds are leaking. My question is, is it because of the gaskets or do i just have a bad manifold? only seems to the pass side, and i read they are known to crack, and the car had no exhaust leaks prior to the teardown. I can put my hand under the pass side manifold and feel it hitting my hand, and i have rechecked all the bolts after a few heat cycles. My cross over pipe is a real jerk and i wanted to ask before i remove the manifolds to get the gaskets out.
Im so mad, the car runs great but sounds like *ss with the manifold leaking. . . and wildwood car show is in a couple of weeks! Did i fudge it up by putting gaskets on it (they are the soft metal type) or did the manifold distort from heating it to remove the bolts and crack?
Heres my question, i know the 7a headed 307s had tubular manifolds that required a gasket and i know my original 83 iron manifolds bolted to the block with out one. But after torching and retapping practically all my manifold bolts i decided to put the gaskets on them to be safe. . . and the manifolds are leaking. My question is, is it because of the gaskets or do i just have a bad manifold? only seems to the pass side, and i read they are known to crack, and the car had no exhaust leaks prior to the teardown. I can put my hand under the pass side manifold and feel it hitting my hand, and i have rechecked all the bolts after a few heat cycles. My cross over pipe is a real jerk and i wanted to ask before i remove the manifolds to get the gaskets out.
Im so mad, the car runs great but sounds like *ss with the manifold leaking. . . and wildwood car show is in a couple of weeks! Did i fudge it up by putting gaskets on it (they are the soft metal type) or did the manifold distort from heating it to remove the bolts and crack?
