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455 intake rubber seals(ends of intake)

Discussion in 'Parts wanted' started by bignastyGS, Aug 15, 2005.

  1. bignastyGS

    bignastyGS Maggot pilot

    I was wondering whether or not anyone knew of where I can get new intake seals(goes across the block) for a 70 455 motor.Seems I must have used them or lost the ones with the intake gasket set I have.I only need the rubber ones but no one sells them seperately.I want to get the 455 going that is going in my low buck Skylark car and I was hoping to find an answer here where they can be bought.
    Thanks,Pat
     
  2. RACEBUICKS

    RACEBUICKS Midwest Buick Mafia

    I use a tube of hi temp RTV and skip the seals !!!!
     
  3. Thumper (aka greatscat)

    Thumper (aka greatscat) Well-Known Member

    Pat,if you want seals give me your addy and I'll send you some
    gary
     
  4. bignastyGS

    bignastyGS Maggot pilot

    Gary I will accept your offer on 1 condition...You have to accept some sort of payment for them...Thanks so much.Tonight the 455 was pulled out of the donor car and needs a little paint and a B4B intake change.My adress is
    Pat Harmon
    2691 East Valley Rd
    Loganton,
    Pa. 17747
    Thanks,Pat
     
  5. bignastyGS

    bignastyGS Maggot pilot

  6. Thumper (aka greatscat)

    Thumper (aka greatscat) Well-Known Member

    I'll get them out tomorrow
    gary
     
  7. mainebuick

    mainebuick Well-Known Member

    I too use a thick bead of rtv, never had a leak.
     
  8. Thumper (aka greatscat)

    Thumper (aka greatscat) Well-Known Member

    Pat
    sent out yesterday
    gary
     
  9. D BERRY

    D BERRY 72 Skylark 2 DR POST

    Black RTV works best, that's why I have end seals laying around too. If you use seals put a dab of sealer at the corners but none on the rest of the seal or it will probably squish out on you and leak.

    Dave Berry
     
  10. bignastyGS

    bignastyGS Maggot pilot

    Thanks Gary...This is mainly a street car that will be thrashed by my beautifil wife Deanna at the track,and I agree that the RTV is a good solution to this but I may be a ding dong and believe that they were put there for a reason.I have several 350 and 455 gaskets laying around but these seemed to have eluded me.I am putting a B4B on this motor as well as a cam upgrade trying to get low 12's as cheap as possible since I am a tight wad....lol
    Pat
     
  11. BA

    BA Well-Known Member

    R.T.V. works great for a lot of things as long as the areas to be sealed or joined are clean/oil free and temperature is taken into consideration. As a side note a lot of R.T.V.'S use acetic acid (vinegar) in ther composition which can lead to corosion or rust. The company I used to work for found this out the hard way when we used it on electrical circuits. Big mistake!


    Bill
     
  12. jadebird

    jadebird Well-Known Member

    Bill,
    That is interesting... I work for a company that produces packaging equipment, and we use RTV in a few places. I know this is off topic, but could you tell me more about what you've seen?
    ________
    Infant Depakote
     
    Last edited: Apr 26, 2011
  13. BA

    BA Well-Known Member

    Jadebird,

    The company I used to work for made water quality sensors and we used R.T.V. to seal wire and some electronic components before potting the completed assemblies in epoxy. After using it for some time we discovered that the acetic acid in R.T.V. would cause corosion at the solder joint and create an electrical and mechanical breakdown. I was also told by a body shop man many years back not to use it to seal against metal due to possible rust. Bottom line R.T.V. with acetic acid can cause rust or corosion. You can usually smell the acetic acid type (vinegar smell). As a side note R.T.V. will cure faster when it comes in contact with water. Not all R.T.V.'s contain acetic acid. Outside of the above it is great stuff, just be careful were and how you use it.



    Bill
     

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