I've made a couple runs at installing my ported Holley SMII on my AFR 185's and I keep running into coolant leaks around the ports and at the end seals. I have never had an issue installing other intakes, but his one continues to give me issues.
It also seems to me that it the intake is not sitting flush with the cylinder heads, meaning I need to have it shaved at an angle possibly. How do you guys measure for a nice tight true fit?
I have used both a regular 1262 and a 1262s-3 (steel core) intake gasket and very thick runs of "The Right Stuff" and Ultra Black on the end seals and around the coolant ports.
1. How do you keep the coolant IN the coolant ports?
2. How to measure and analyze whether the lower needs to be shaved?
A bonus question about timing, more because I am curious. If you set the timing at 0* for the #1 piston at TDC, then start the car and of course it dies. You then turn the distributor (NOT removing the spout), does it advance the timing?
It also seems to me that it the intake is not sitting flush with the cylinder heads, meaning I need to have it shaved at an angle possibly. How do you guys measure for a nice tight true fit?
I have used both a regular 1262 and a 1262s-3 (steel core) intake gasket and very thick runs of "The Right Stuff" and Ultra Black on the end seals and around the coolant ports.
1. How do you keep the coolant IN the coolant ports?
2. How to measure and analyze whether the lower needs to be shaved?
A bonus question about timing, more because I am curious. If you set the timing at 0* for the #1 piston at TDC, then start the car and of course it dies. You then turn the distributor (NOT removing the spout), does it advance the timing?