Cleveland Intake Gasket/Galley Pan

[ptrmzr]

HI,

I've been freshening my car for the upcoming Carlisle... I removed the intake (351C4V) to clean it up and I believe it was the first time it was ever removed - (the same with the valve covers).

I picked up an NOS Ford gasket/galley pan and it has the light colored gasket material attached to the underside of the metal pan that would contact the port side of the heads.

The mystery: the gasket I took off was metal only - with the grooving around the ports and the water passageways.

Was this the way it was done in the factory?

On the replacement gasket, why is there only a gasket between the pan and the head? Do I need the gasket material?

Thanks in advance!

Peter

 

[red351]

Metal only for original, paper gasket added to make sure for better sealing. Its up to you to decide

 

[ptrmzr]

Thanks for your reply Red351! Would you advise applying a film of red high temp RTV for good measure?

 

[jbojo]

There are a lot of threads on this subject. Just do a search for "valley pans" to find them.

I would use RTV around the ports to get a good seal.

 

[red351]

Gas and silicone don't mix, they just don't get along together. There's a green paste just for that and I can't remember the name or even spell it if I did. Summit and Jegs or Edlebrock has it