air plenum gasket/questions
#1
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Lehigh Valley PA
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
air plenum gasket/questions
I appear to have sprung a coolant leak in the damned coolant hose that sits under the air plenum back by the firewall, so I guess I'll have to go pulling parts to change the damn thing.
I was reviewing the procedure in the Haynes manual (all I have for the ol' girl right now) and it looks like a go, but the gasket thing bothers me. Can I just use that 'gasket in a tube' crap or should I find a source for the real McCoy gaskets? I think I'm ready to get going except for having these and I want to get this baby back on the road (and trail) before I run out of summer again.
What do y'all think? Thanks.
I was reviewing the procedure in the Haynes manual (all I have for the ol' girl right now) and it looks like a go, but the gasket thing bothers me. Can I just use that 'gasket in a tube' crap or should I find a source for the real McCoy gaskets? I think I'm ready to get going except for having these and I want to get this baby back on the road (and trail) before I run out of summer again.
What do y'all think? Thanks.
#3
Contributing Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Posts: 1,661
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hey! Are you talking about the lower intake manifold gaskets? I would just use some from Toyota. They aren't too expensive. The upper intake gasket is like $8.00 I think.
Have fun.
Daniel
Have fun.
Daniel
#4
Contributing Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 783
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I did a write up on replacing the valve cover gasket, including the gasket between the plenum and upper intake.
Check it out here:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...e+cover+gasket
Troy
Check it out here:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...e+cover+gasket
Troy
#5
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Lehigh Valley PA
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
thanks
Thanks for the suggestions. It's the upper gasket; I just wanted to do it fast and didn't want to have to hunt for a gasket. All I have to do (hopefully) is pull off the plenum to give me room to mess with that coolant hose.
I'll wait and do it the right way.
I'll wait and do it the right way.
#6
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Lehigh Valley PA
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by troy65
I did a write up on replacing the valve cover gasket, including the gasket between the plenum and upper intake.
Check it out here:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...e+cover+gasket
Troy
Check it out here:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...e+cover+gasket
Troy
I'll tilt one to you when I'm done.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Blamalam
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
22
03-12-2022 07:34 AM