Stock 2g Manifold To exhaust Gasket Replacement

[QiK]

hey i had my head gasket changed about a month ago by what can only be described as a moron.... and when i got my car back the gasket Leading to the exhaust from the Stock 2g manifold was fried (black and desintigrating off). i opted to change the manifold to exhaust gasket myself because the guy was an idiot.

any way i just finished installing the gasket and in the exact same location as before there is a exhaust leak. the gasket cannot be torqued any more on both sides and on each side near the gasket it is tight however in the middle (between the bolts) i can actually move the gasket slightly up and down.

My question is do you think that the manifold needs to be planed at a machine shop to make the sides equal to the center? and have you ever heard of this problem from a STOCK 2g manifold

your help is appreciated!

 

[blcknspo0ln]

the manifold doesn't connect to the exhaust...

2 gaskets are there, from the head > manifold or manifold > turbo.. either one should line up perfectly.. try taking the manifold out and putting it on a flat table, perhapsthe mani is warped.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

haha I'm stupid.. you're nonturbo.

anyway, try the flat table procedure..

 

[QiK]

na its cool i appreciate the info alot ....

my solution to the problem was i just doubled up the gaskets it worked fine after that

thanks for your input though it turns out that the manifold to exhaust was warped.... which is VERY unusual so ...

 

[blcknspo0ln]

I see you've got a 99.. so the warpage can't be due to age. It only logically leads to high exhaust temps to warp the mani.. you might want to check into that.

 

[QiK]

ya i blew the head gasket goin about 130, the whole car shutdown so for the past 6 months i have been repairing the dammage... im confident that this gasket problem is the last though