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I just bought $100 in gaskets


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yeah like the title says, 100 bucks in gaskets today. The list includes upper plenum gaskets, lower intake gaskets valve cover gaskets and o-ring for the oil pump drive seal. Doesnt sound like much for that money does it :lol:

But probably starting friday I have to do my gaskets and such on my 3100 since Im going through about a quart of oil every 2 weeks or so. I figure while Im at it, maybe Ill write up a "how-to" since its not in the FAQ section.

 

Cant wait to see what else is wrong with this thing once I go inside there...

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ouch... felpro intake gasket sets run for ~35 bucks for the 3.1. and it's only another $1.10 or so if I go to the dealer and get the silicon o-ring..

 

I got NAPA valve cover gaskets for like 30 bucks total or something like that...

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Hope that solves your hesitation and slowness problem.

 

I wouldn't buy any gaskets from Fel-Pro. I've heard of problems with them, and really, gaskets are important enough that you should get OEM, IMO, LOL.

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I haven't heard of problems with them :shrug: at least not for our cars

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If I end up ever having to do my intake gaskets again, I will try the NAPA brand. The GM ones I bought look EXACTLY like the ones that were in the car already :rolleyes: .. however I don't think they were ever changed prior, so if I get 230,000km out of them that will last me like 20years lol.

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I went to OTTO Oldsmobile ( the local dealer ) to get them. All the gaskets and everything they have there are the updated versions, which means they *shouldnt* fail again and they arnt made of the shitty material the factory ones or the orignal ones are.

 

Hope that solves your hesitation and slowness problem.

I hope it does. although my main concern the engine itself and oil consumption, the hesitation was there and was kinda bad. I think Im gonna throw in a new set of Delco plugs while Im at it.

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I still call the place OTTO Oldsmobile, although yes it has changed its name since the line was cut to something like OTTO Pontiac Cadillac or something of the sort.

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Yeah I figure while its apart Ill get everything hot tanked to clean it up pretty good.

 

Toro, whys it getting surgery again?

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I *think* it might need headgaskets ( still losing some coolant ), and I'm doing the 2000+ heads and lower intake with the 3500 upper. :cool:

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I had some work done at Freudenwald Olds (the dealership in ToroToro's picture) a couple of years ago. From speaking to them on the phone,it seemed like a two person operation, one guy fixing cars, the other guy running the rest of the business. I wondered what they put in the showroom these days.

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I *think* it might need headgaskets ( still losing some coolant ), and I'm doing the 2000+ heads and lower intake with the 3500 upper. :cool:

 

Nice! that will give it a little extra punch.

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I wouldn't buy any gaskets from Fel-Pro. I've heard of problems with them

 

I've been using Fel-Pro gaskets for many years and have NEVER had a problem with them. If the OEM gaskets are those shitty plastic ones that came from the factory, you can keep them!

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All GM dealers now sell the updated version of these gaskets with metal, and not thermo plastic as before. So you shouldnt have a problem with them at all. But some of these parts stores, the reason I didnt get them there was I didnt know if they were updated gaskets or not. Because thats all I need is to do this again.....

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I'm going with Victor Rienz gaskets for mine in the next month... I have to do the whole top end.

 

$250 Cdn for the whole shebang.

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Well all the intakes are off, and I just have to get the gaskets out tomorrow and put it all back together and clean everything first. But I gotta say, that motor is fucking clean in there.

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Thats sweet. Get some picks and share man.

 

It's gonna be funny when I do my top end. Muahahahah .. *cries* ... :willynilly:

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