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Re: eBay Long Tube header install... pics inside
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Originally Posted by biggsteve97
Did your engine have the guide pins where some of the retainer bolts should've been? Mine has two on the passenger side, one at the very front and one at the very back, and for some reason only one on the drivers side at the very front. I have a minor leak at the head near these pins and was trying to decide if i should put the stock multi layer gasket back in or remove those pins and and put bolts in their place.
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Guide pins? Sounds to me like you've got some bolts snapped off in the head, there's no header guide pins on these heads. And yes, absolutely use the factory gaskets over anything else. They can be reused many many times.
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'85 Silverado swb: 383 stroker, 10.5:1, vortec heads, 232/238 roller cam, RPM air gap, performer 750 carb, stainless longtubes, 3" duals/super 44's, T56/4.11 383ci build / exterior refresh thread
'98 Camaro z28: 370ci twin turbo 370ci build
'01 Tahoe LT 4x4: 5.3, longtubes/ory, magnaflow duals, custom tune....wife's DD
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