KWIKKAR

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Just like it says. Need to find out. I want to say I can but need to ask first before I go to the dealership and order stuff.

98redM6

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I'd say reuse the valve cover gaskets, just make sure they are seated properly. If the intake gaskets still look good, I'd reuse them. They're cheap enough though if you want to buy a new one.

stevieturbo

These engines dont use gaskets. They use rubber/silicone type seals, that are fully re-useable...unless of course they get damaged.

DanZ28

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Agree, re-use them if not damaged or to old..

KWIKKAR

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Well I know there not "Gaskets" but you knew what I meant. But thanks for your help. That saved alittle on the buttom line.

JMBLOWNWS6

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If they are flat they will seep. I usally inspect them and replace them as needed.

kp

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My oil pan, valley cover, timing cover, intake and valve cover gaskets have been two different engines. Timing cover, valve cover/front seal and water pump gaskets or 'seals' if you will have been been on and off at least a dozen times. My header gaskets are the original 98 gaskets that came on the car. Only gaskets I replaced on the last engine swap was a rear cover gasket, rear main seal and oil pump pickup o-ring.

Gotta love these LS1s for something, and not scraping/replacing gaskets is one of them

MrDude_1

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ditto what everyone else just said.

when the intake is off, look at the seals.

if they're still curved and soft, they're good... if they have a hard flat spot on them, then replace them.

stevieturbo

Ditto....GM really did a great job with them...

Add to that $25 head gaskets !!!


Really a very cheap engine to rebuild in that respect

kp

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Yea well head gaskets, thats a given I suppose

Not only cheap but unless you ever tried to wrestle with a timing cover on a SBC with the pan on or swap a glued on BBC intake quick you just dont know how lucky you are with these. These engines are extremely easy to work on and seal up. Not many low 9 second BBC and SBC cars running around that dont leak a drop of oil.

MrDude_1

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i know EXACTLY what you mean.

i also love the fact im not stabbing a distributor in 4 or 5 times while i try to not just catch the right tooth, but i have to align the oil pump drive.. i always hated doing that, even after i got good at it.

kp

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18436572, dont remember my last phone number from 3 years ago but its been 7 years since I put a distributer in and I remember the chevy firing order.

Distributer/timing is a whole other thing. Ever assemble a whole motor, use about 3 gallons of silicone on a fabbed aluminum box pan, put it all in the car, go to pre oil it and you forgot to put the oil pump drive rod in. Pretty sinking feeling lol.

But thats the kind of thing you only do once, putting in distrubuters quick and doing plug wires builds charactor though