I am on my 3rd set in 86k miles. I have tried all types and they will last about 20k or so. Do any of you have any clue why. I let a shop put the first two sets in and then i did it the last time. I know they were put in straight. They are burnt out.

 

Are your pipes loose? Or have bad hangers? Motor mounts good?

 

All are good.

 

Pull the potatoe out. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> Sorry couldn't resist. could there be a restriction in there though? Are you tightening it evenly?

Greg

 

after i put on my headers i kept going through those like nothing. not sure if u can do this with the stock exhaust manifolds (cant remember if you put on new headers yet or not) but just get the metal exhaust gaskets for both sides. they come with a metal gasket from the factory on the passenger side (i believe the passenger side).

when i was working at oriellys over the summer i looked it up in the gasket book and just ordered 2 of the passenger side gaskets they called for for our trucks and havent had a problem since. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> not sure how much they were but under 5 bucks for both i'm sure.

now if you're blowing those metal gaskets already then daammmnnnn <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Bryan

 

I had the same issue on my header collectors. I went copper. No more burnt gaskets. Now if I could only keep the bolts from backing out...

 

The stock manifolds are still on. Hell I got a few things i have bought and never put on. I have a gauge cluster and gauges, pulleys, and headers sitting in the garage. I am going to sell the headers since they are shorties. Anyone got a set of long tubes for sell?

 

I will have to step away from this one for fear of being called a troll with the response i would give you......{ washing hands of this one} <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />

 

Red, I commend you for holding your comments but, why ya gonna let everyone step on ya like that? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> It's your thread say what you want.

I give no guarantees that it will stay here or even open though. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

John

 

Nope not gonna do it. Just gonna stick to the subject and not throw in my little stories anymore... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[boring]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_zzz.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[boring]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_zzz.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[boring]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_zzz.gif" />

The <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> will be back one day