[DeTomaso] Torker and Valley Pan

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/26/07 12:59:45 PM, you wrote:

< That said--since the engine was designed to use it, why *wouldn't* you use 
it (a turkey-tray intake gasket/splash-guard)?   >>

Several reasons- because they seal via sheet-steel embossed rings around the 
ports and work fine with cast iron parts.  Using one on aluminum intakes or 
cylinder heads will dent the aluminum. I always recommend using much 
better-sealing composite intake gaskets with aluminum intakes. Finally, turkey-trays have 
never been included in a top-end gasket set- always were extra cost & often 
not available. Re-using a complete old turkey-tray will undoubtably leak either 
externally or internally. What we often did if one was needed as a 
splash-guard was use tin-snips to cut away the port section of an old tray, then simply 
lay it in place (maybe with a little permatex to temporarily retain it).The 
tray then has no sealing qualities and cannot move out of position once the 
intake is bolted down, and It still keeps most of the oil from splashing on the 
base of the intake. As Dan mentioned, we used little pieces of steel beer cans 
permatexed in place over the exhaust crossover ports. No burn-outs in a couple 
of years time (but aluminum can pieces only lasted a couple of months). FWIW- 
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