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Originally Posted by wperdigon
unfortunately, we cannot do this - while it's possible to machine the edges, the gaskets themselve cost in excess of $45 per ims, and the additional maching will raise the "repair cost" to over $90 from setup times to running them individually - unfortunately we are a small business, and this is just not a viable option. I'm sure you understand.
I don't forsee this being a problem at all if this is the solution you would like to try, only because it's the main culprit to the problem - i would suggest a good small file as well when working on it - after all its just metal and can be adjusted as needed
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i dont understand how someone who runs a business doesnt offer to make it right for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!
instead tells us to use silicone instead of the gaskets if you have the problem. i can almost guarantee everyone who has this installed if they would take their ims off, ill bet they have the same issue as upfront. im not fond of using silicone to seal the ims with the manifold, whos to say the silicone wont fail?
stevet47 posted up that he tightened his correctly and can still see gasket starting to show..............................meaning over torquing is not an issue as much as the sharp edges.
and also no mention of torque specs, so i wish everyone would quit saying torque and say tighten.
what i want from you will is to send my ims back and either fix the edges or give me my money back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cause right now im pretty pissed that i have to deal with something like this. and im glad i never put in feedback considering this problem and where its going to be resolved.........................
doesnt give me much confidence to see the manufacturer of this product say too bad if your having this problem-fix it yourself and thats the only option.
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Understand,
this is not an issue that everyone is experiencing so only if completely necessary will some need the silicone.[/quote]
you dont know if this is true because not everyone(only one person) has taken their ims off..................................ill bet money that 99% of the people who installed this are having the problem. no tq specs to tighten to, all ims's are the same with the same gaskets, geeeeeee i wonder if everyone has the same problem?????????
and will, you yourself said in the thread -that you decided to delete(btw nice way of being sneaky and hiding the bad that we should all have the privelege of reading-the purpose of the forum)-
it is because of the flaw in the design on the product itself - the edges not being chamfered is causing the gaskets to sheer...
so your telling us that you are the cause of the design flaw yet we have to fix it ourselves.
