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12-05-2016, 09:08 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
Dave, Give me a call and I tell you what I think is going on here.
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12-10-2016, 10:24 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
This is a .120" thickness gasket that I tried out today. It does a world of good for my alignment issues! Unfortunately the port openings are rather large for a little 283.
Does anyone know a manufacturer (hopefully with part number) that makes gaskets .120" thick with port openings in the 1 7/8" to 2" range? I can use these if I have to, but I'd rather find something that is a little closer to the actual port size. So far my search has come up empty. 
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12-10-2016, 10:32 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
see about a fel-pro 1245.
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12-10-2016, 11:24 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
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12-11-2016, 01:14 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
Cometic made me some thick intake gaskets for my 327 stocker that had a similar issue.
I never did any for my 283's but I am sure if you gave them specs and ordered a few they would do it Quote:
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12-12-2016, 06:50 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
This looks a lot better!
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12-18-2016, 04:04 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
Okay, the manifold is back on, and as a test I dropped in the distributor with no gasket. I measure an .026" gap between the bottom of the distributor and the manifold.
 Here it is with an .030" shim and a gasket.  Hopefully it'll stay together a little longer this time. 
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12-27-2016, 02:31 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
If you don't think that gasket material will hold the distributor at the right clearance, I have seen valve spring shims used for clearance. Might have search to find one the right size but might give more peace of mind. Nice build.
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12-28-2016, 03:36 PM
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Re: '66 Malibu N/SA
Seems to me, the FelPro blue distributor base gasket seems to work as well as any for a combination gasket and spacer. The cheap gray fiber gaskets swell up and get soft after a while. Great build!! The valve spring shim is a brilliant idea. Just finding one the correct ID is the game.
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