matt92yota

i got a 92 pickup with a 22re, i put a pacesetter header on it about a year ago and from then til now i have had to replace the header gasket 2 times and it blew another one this past week. any ideas to fix this???

fierohink

It's the crappy level of fit and finish of the Pacesetter Flange. Some people double up gaskets and coat gasket sealer inbetween. Some people grind the flange surface for a better seal. What ever works with cheap headers.

matt92yota

yeah i was thinking about doubling up the gaskets, thanks man

snobdds

Yea get rid of that pacesetter header. Search on here about the countless guys who never get those things to seal. Nothing will seal it long term...however some have had some luck with the remflex gaskets.

Take a look at the flange on a Doug Thorley or LC Engineering header and then look at yours. They use a 3/8 inch flange and it dosen't warp. If yours is warped, then nothing will seal it.

matt92yota

if i had the money i would def get the doug thorley header, but i did get the pacesetter for free so i cant complain too much, and i'll have to check on my flange tomorrow

BigBearSteve

My first truck was an '82 and I had an early Downey header on it, had the same problem.

Sounds funny, but I used to soak the gasket in water overnight, then installed it, torqued the bolts.

Started the truck, let it heat up, shut it off, wait till it cooled, and then re-torqued the header.

It lasted at lot longer that way.

Turd Furgeson

I used to have the same problem with my doug thorley. I'd get the copper high-temp gasket maker and put liberal amounts of that sstuff around every port and hole. It was a big mess,but it worked.

shaeff

Is the problem that the flange is warping, or that it comes warped? If it's the latter of the two, just get the flange milled at your local machine shop, slap in a new OEM gasket and call it a day.

If the header flange continues to warp, then it's junk.

matt92yota

i havent had time to check it today but i know it wasnt warped when i got it