Re: Intake Gasket Failure Question

nospam.clare.nce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> How can you blame it on the technicians or poor preparation on a
> factory new engine? It is GM's fault - pure and simple. A design that
> uses low clamping loads combined with gasket materials that cannot
> seal under low clamp load conditions is poor design, no ifs, ands, or
> buts about it.

I was talking about the RTV section of the gasket.  Eventually
they all do leak, but I and other techs that I know that take the
time to use RTV properly don't see the intake gasket back leaking
from the RTV very often.  But the one's that dont take care, usually
are re-doing them.

The entire engine design is suspect....but you are right, bean counters
will do us in.

Ian