98' Intake Gasket
Skymac
10-14-2006, 07:03 PM
Hey,
Im new here but I have looked a bit and wasn't sure If I had over looked it, but does anyone have a how-to on a 98' Blazer 4.3L Intake Gasket replacement? Mine is leaking a bit and cause's my lifters to knock sometimes, think its time to change her out. Is it a pretty simple and straight forward process? Thanks for any help provided, I have the trusty hayes book, but im looking at all aspects before I tackle it... The leak isn't too alful bad, doesn't get into the oil and from what I can tell most of it just comes out of the front of the intake. Whats weird is it really only leaks in city driving, I can drive it 200+ miles on a trip and it won't leak a drop, weird...
Thanks In Advance,
Justin
98' LT 4x4 Blazer ~ 75K Miles
Im new here but I have looked a bit and wasn't sure If I had over looked it, but does anyone have a how-to on a 98' Blazer 4.3L Intake Gasket replacement? Mine is leaking a bit and cause's my lifters to knock sometimes, think its time to change her out. Is it a pretty simple and straight forward process? Thanks for any help provided, I have the trusty hayes book, but im looking at all aspects before I tackle it... The leak isn't too alful bad, doesn't get into the oil and from what I can tell most of it just comes out of the front of the intake. Whats weird is it really only leaks in city driving, I can drive it 200+ miles on a trip and it won't leak a drop, weird...
Thanks In Advance,
Justin
98' LT 4x4 Blazer ~ 75K Miles
JimmyRiggin'
05-14-2008, 12:08 PM
check to see, your truck my get fixed for free due to a class action lawsuit against gmc for shotty intake manifold gaskets. If you do it yourself, it really isn`t that hard of a project can be done in a weekend. Just make sure U lable whatever u take off to avoid confusion on reassembly.
mikeemon
05-14-2008, 12:32 PM
In the Technical/How to section, there is a post called How to change your lower intake manifold gaskets and valve cover gaskets (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=879228). That has what you need.
blazes9395
05-14-2008, 01:41 PM
If your lifters are making noise, then coolant is leaking into the oil. Get it fixed as soon as possible. It is pretty much straight forward, just like the how-to describes, but one thing to remember is to properly torque the intake down when re-installing. This is critical.
JimmyRiggin'
05-14-2008, 04:36 PM
If your lifters are making noise, then coolant is leaking into the oil. Get it fixed as soon as possible. It is pretty much straight forward, just like the how-to describes, but one thing to remember is to properly torque the intake down when re-installing. This is critical.
When you say making noise would It sound like a rapid clicking sound in conjunction with the pistons? If so I may be upgrading that soon as well.
When you say making noise would It sound like a rapid clicking sound in conjunction with the pistons? If so I may be upgrading that soon as well.
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