sloppy Mechanics
RV mechanics worked on my 460 before I bought it.....they did not clamp the hoses in my A I R system which I blew off climbing in Nev. Every since then it blows manifold gaskets and eats plug wire...
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RLS7201 wrote:popeye766 wrote:
RV mechanics worked on my 460 before I bought it.....they did not clamp the hoses in my A I R system which I blew off climbing in Nev. Every since then it blows manifold gaskets and eats plug wires every 250 mi......
why would the damaged AIR system cause this.....everything was perfect till those hoses were blown off....
any ideas......
tom
Tom, your 460 should not have manifold gaskets. It came from the factory with none. The gaskets were probably installed to seal warped manifolds. Remove the manifolds, take them to a machine shop and have them surface ground. Then clean all the old gasket off the heads and install the manifolds with out gaskets. As with most 460s in motorhomes, the right rear manifold bolt will eventually break and start leaking again. The permanent cure is headers.
Richard
If One Used the correct FORD manifold factory syle gaskets there is nothing to clean? and they won,t blow out and they shield the plug boots from overheating and melting.although there should be factory plug wireshields there anyhow unless someone left them off.
If one uses the Race car Boot shields this will cure the plug wire boot melting issues.I used JEGS Thermal Heat Sleeving and Accel Pro Sleeve Boot Gaurd
