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Ok, got everything tore down, cracked the old seal out and now trying to put it back together.

 

Having trouble sliding the o-ring over the dummy plug. Ready CrazyK's write up as to how to do it and having trouble.

 

Any ideas??

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I've always used a distributor gasket and a bunch of RTV if someone wants a cheap fix for the problem. I myself though prefer to do it right the first time.

 

If it helps though, I would try soaking the o-ring in some hot water to make it stretch farther.

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x2 on getting it warm to soften it a little bit. It will definitely stretch over it though.

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did you notice that I greased it like a mofo and used two wires to guide and stretch it over the plug? takes a few tries. are you using a brown silicone ring?

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did you notice that I greased it like a mofo and used two wires to guide and stretch it over the plug? takes a few tries. are you using a brown silicone ring?

 

Yup, got it on after a few. now, all is back together and smoking from the flanges. Couldn't find torque spec in haines manual (of course, damn thing never tells ya a thing).

 

Anyone know what the crossover flanges need to be torqued at????

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OKAY, job is done but gotta smoking problem.

 

Changed the oil after all was said and done. Torqued all of the crossover nuts to spec. Fired it up and a few seconds later, smoke from the flanges, a lot of smoke.

 

Talked to a couple of guy in the chat room and they said I had some oil on/ in the crossover and it would burn off. I did soak the flanges in PB Blaster (penetrating oil), so I figured that was it.

 

Took it for a ride to burn it off. Got home and it was not any better. Smells like the fresh oil I just put in.

 

Could it possibly be a bad valve/s or cylinder?? Seems to be coming from the front bank. Not as much smoke coming from the rear of the crossover but, there is some. :think::think::think::damnit1:

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do you hear an exhaust leak?

 

if not it probably will smoke for awhile before it all burns off.

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Nope, no leak. Stopped by the shop that does all the bigger jobs on it and they said the same. Been driving it all day and no smoke. Just needed to burn off.

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