my felpro gaskets dont want to match up perfectly to my pacesetters.


if the bolt holes match up then the D-port holes are NOT PERFECT and if the D-port holes are matched up the bolt holes are NOT PERFECT.

however i think the gasket matches the head perfectly.........Defect??
or common???

if so will the part of the gasket thats in the way get burned off after a few hundred miles? or will it just foul out the gasket...............and i will have to replace it later..........what should i do????

Thanks, later

 

The felpros matched up perfectly with my Jet-Hots. I've also heard of pacesetters flanges not being straight sometimes, you might want to check that with a straight edge. Are you sure you got the right gaskets?

 

YUP

 

i dunno, does it really matter???...................i already put the left one in because i figured thats how it was suppose to be and it would burn off later.


I REALLY dont want to take it off........but should i take it off and dremel the excess gasket off or just buy something else......like a percy metal gasket and use that instead

 

I usually buy the Mr. Gasket ultra seals. I would remove the gasket and trim it with a razor knife, or try a different set. Who knows, maybe you got the one set in 5000 that went into the machine crooked.

 

I'll never use anything but Percy's dead soft aluminum ever again. IMHO, with the limited clearance in a f-body engine bay, I hate to do things twice. If a bolt backs out, a regular gasket burns through and you'll be taking it all apart to put in a new gasket. With Percy's, just retorque the bolt.