The Edelbrock S.P.2-P intake on my '79 CJ5 had oil pooling around the low areas near the intake bolts and a mangled NPT plug.
I pulled the intake and found no valley pan, just gaskets and only the OEM cover riveted to the underside of the Edelbrock intake.
The intake and carb are about 25+ years old.
I plan to order a new Edelbrock 3731 Performer intake with an Edelbrock 1901 AVS2 500 cfm carb and keep the Holley 4160 4-Barrel (re-build it).
My old carb had an automatic choke.
My question(s) are:
Shouldn't I use a Valley Pan Gasket along with the cover attached to the underside of the Edelbrock intake? I've read many do not have good
luck using the end seals that come with the Valley Pan Gasket and use RTV. What is recommended?
I thought the Valley Pan Gasket was a factory installed item. Don't know why PO didn't install a new one when the S.P.2-P intake was installed.
Edelbrock's instructions say: "Do not use competition-style intake gaskets for this street manifold. Due to material deterioration over time,
internal leakage of vacuum, oil, and coolant may occur. NOTE: YOU MUST USE a factory metal valley tray gasket. If your stock valley tray
is in good condition, it may be re-used." They recommend Fel-Pro MS96011.
Also any recommendations as to brand/type of RTV or something else to use? Thanks!
I pulled the intake and found no valley pan, just gaskets and only the OEM cover riveted to the underside of the Edelbrock intake.
The intake and carb are about 25+ years old.
I plan to order a new Edelbrock 3731 Performer intake with an Edelbrock 1901 AVS2 500 cfm carb and keep the Holley 4160 4-Barrel (re-build it).
My old carb had an automatic choke.
My question(s) are:
Shouldn't I use a Valley Pan Gasket along with the cover attached to the underside of the Edelbrock intake? I've read many do not have good
luck using the end seals that come with the Valley Pan Gasket and use RTV. What is recommended?
I thought the Valley Pan Gasket was a factory installed item. Don't know why PO didn't install a new one when the S.P.2-P intake was installed.
Edelbrock's instructions say: "Do not use competition-style intake gaskets for this street manifold. Due to material deterioration over time,
internal leakage of vacuum, oil, and coolant may occur. NOTE: YOU MUST USE a factory metal valley tray gasket. If your stock valley tray
is in good condition, it may be re-used." They recommend Fel-Pro MS96011.
Also any recommendations as to brand/type of RTV or something else to use? Thanks!