Finished installing the new manifold today , fired it up the first time and the o-rings for the fuel injectors were leaking. Went and got new o-rings , installed them put everything back together. Fired it up a second time , everything seemed pretty good, idled nice , good throttle response and everything seemed good to go. Went around the block , heading down the road everything seemed good and then all a sudden it started running rough so I hurried up and brought it home, popped the hood and I see steam like something was getting burned off the motor, yep , coolant laying on the block under the manifold !!!!!! I torqued the manifold bolts to 18 lbs like the instructions said and not sure where it's coming from. Needless to say i'm not too happy and I couldn't get any physical help from anyone unless I paid them an arm and a leg !

Maybe i'd be better off driving the damn thing off a cliff !!!!!!

 

Its alright, Brother. Take a deep breath, go get another gasket kit and a 12ver. You'll get it!

 

If you drive it off a cliff make sure you get it on tape.

 

did you torque them in the proper sequnce???

 

the gaskets were pre installed onto the manifold, they are actually o-rings

 

yep, torqued them with the sheet right on the motor and yes I had it facing the right direction

 

maybe it had to heat up a little bit to seat its self and it leaked have you tryed to re torque the bolts and try it again??

 

Dumb question, but did you clean the mating surfaces before you put it on?

 

Yeah I did , cleaned it good with carb cleaner and wiped it all down good

 

I was thinking the same thing but what about it running rough ? I seemed to be idling/ running good but that changed after I drove about 1/4 mile