May have a little problem after intake manifold install
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The RTV goes around the front and rear of the manifold, so not creating a good enough bead with the sealant may cause a leak. Especially as I also mentioned if you didn't position the manifold correctly and somehow slid it around slightly as you were placing it. When using RTV on the rear and front you can go up the gasket a 1/4 of an inch or so to ensure a good seal. When you placed the manifold down, if sliding it at all you could've moved the gaskets or smeared the sealant. I had a manifold leak where it was contributing to my idle issues with constant revs and such. Fixed the manifold and it went away. You WILL have to do it all over again if you messed up, yes removing the manifold again.
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Yes, that could cause an oil leak, but we were talking about looking for a vacuum leak. A vacuum leak would originate from between the manifold and heads.
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That's a good thought, crossed my mind too. Another one that did is, have the heads ever been milled down? If you go beyond a certain point, you want to have the intake manifold angle matched (shaved) to match up with the heads again.
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Well guys. It looks like it may be fixed. When I was sleeping this morning my dad was nice enough to go outside and mess with it. He said the lid was a little off and the filter inside all bent up. He said he fixed that and it stopped. Hopefully that's what it was.
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Glad to hear the good news, bet it felt nice waking up to some good news
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It felt very nice. I was getting up to get ready for work to. So it made me feel a little better. I hope that was the problem. If not I shall be back
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