[mrblanche]

What carb base gasket did you use on your new intake manifold? The 1/4 inch thick one?

 

[HKDUP87]

What carb base gasket did you use on your new intake manifold? The 1/4 inch thick one?

Here's the one I used I'm not sure how thick but a 1/4 inch sounds correct? I'm still learning about quality the hard way so ask a little more but it's working fine now and I checked it for leaks with a propane torch and it's not leaking yet.:beer:

I think I have an extra new one need it? I can send it no charge if I have it.

Duralast By Felpro/Carburetor Mounting Base Gasket

For your 1987 Chevrolet Truck El Camino 5.0L 4BL OHV 8cyl

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[mrblanche]

Where did you buy it?

 

[HKDUP87]

Where did you buy it?

auto zone I figured they couldn't screw that up.oke:

 

[steelybill]

"I figured they couldn't screw that up".......don't bet on it :smileyb:

Thanks for the part numbers too !:smileyb:

 

[mrblanche]

I lost most of my faith in the mass-market auto parts stores when I took a u-joint into our local O'Reilly's. They usually do better than most, but when I laid that on the counter and said I needed a replacement, the kid behind the counter said, "What is that thing?"

Obviously a front-drive, fart-can Honda driver!

 

[HKDUP87]

I don't leave home without the part number I looked up first. It took awhile wondering how I picked out the wrong number it always said a perfect fit. NO the last year El Camino got all the left over parts and bolts. I have ASE and metric all over my truck.

 

[mrblanche]

On that metric/non-metric bolt thing...

Here's the deal. GM started a major overhaul of their designs in 1976, inspired by the oil embargo in 1973/74. They announced that they were going over to metric fasteners, but only on newly redesigned parts. So, if you had a part that was the same as previous years, it had ASE bolts. If it was a new part, it had metric bolts. This made it necessary to keep two whole sets of tools so that you could work on your car.

I had a 1982 Pontiac Phoenix. ALL the parts on it were metric, except the engine parts, since it had the old Iron Duke engine.

 

[HKDUP87]

On that metric/non-metric bolt thing...

Here's the deal. GM started a major overhaul of their designs in 1976, inspired by the oil embargo in 1973/74. They announced that they were going over to metric fasteners, but only on newly redesigned parts. So, if you had a part that was the same as previous years, it had ASE bolts. If it was a new part, it had metric bolts. This made it necessary to keep two whole sets of tools so that you could work on your car.

I had a 1982 Pontiac Phoenix. ALL the parts on it were metric, except the engine parts, since it had the old Iron Duke engine.

How well I know ,

 

[Bobby78]

And some bolts have metric heads and SAE threads.

 

[mrblanche]

Well, you can work on your car with metric sockets, even if it has SAE bolts. Almost all of them are compatible with a metric size. In fact, that's what I've been doing the last 3 weeks on my El Camino.