thunder57

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Tore apart my motor to clean things up and to redo gaskets.. Found a lot of RTV gasket maker at rear of the motor.. Upon further inspection I see there is a piece of metal missing from the gasket support. Can this be fixed and be reliable?

I also noticed a bunch of oil in the intake.. is this from not using catch cans?

itsslow98

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Did someone try to port it and mess it up? If you have any friends that can tig weld im sure with some work it can be fixed.

thunder57

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I have no idea what the previous owner tried to do. I'll see if I can find someone who is a little more competent to try to fix the problem.

massconfusion

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you can save it. take it to a welding shop and show them where to fill it in. should be no problem

thunder57

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Welding it would warp the aluminum?

sjsingle1

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no warping that thick of metal............and a good welder would know to keep the heat down anyway

LS1MCSS

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That looks like a victor jr intake. If so, Edelbrock had a bad batch of them. I have several pictures posted of new ones that were cracked around that edge when shipped, new. Just use the paper gaskets and call it a day.

ss4chad

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I wouldnt worry about it, looks like th missing metal is on the inside of the (clean air side) intake. I would put another gasket on that port, seal it with some RTV, let it dry and throw it back on.

Yes, Catch Can will fix the oily intake.

Chad

PAGregSS

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Yeah, definitely looks like a port job gone bad. I'm not sure there's enough of a lip there to keep the gasket from popping inside when you torque it down, not allowing it to seal. If you do get it welded up, you'll probably still need to do a little grinding to shape and smooth that port. I'd definitely get it fixed, though. I definitely wouldn't trust that to seal.

thunder57

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It's a BBK intake, sorry for the bad pictures. It is the port that bolts against the head. The last thing I want is metal from a bad weld job or some rtv to go down into the cylinder. Thanks for the help so far.