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Finished removing the stuck gasket, whatcha' ya think?

RideWithPride

RideWithPride

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4 hours later with a razer blade and some gasket removal, trick for the remover is let it sit for an hour or 2 and really scrub all surfaces of the gasket with the brush.

Please tell me if you see any bad nicks from the picture thanks ahead of time!
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Hey guys, I wiped my butt hole today after taking a dump, trick is to keep the cheeks separated while wiping........ ;)

Looks fine man, in my younger days I've really gouged the crap out of some mating surfaces with a razor blade trying to clean off gaskets, you'll be fine.
 
brandonl2000 said:
When did cleaning mating surfaces become a task? It's pretty straight forward with a razor blade. But it looks good bro :)
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i thought it was fine intill i started nicking the **** with the razor and this is my first time doing it so i dont know what will cause a leak i apologize for being over worry some but this is my only car and money is tight as ****
 


I appreciate your attention to detail. Great job. Better than butchering it like I've seen so many times before.

This technique will serve you right when removing gasket material from aluminum heads or intakes where the surface condition is crucial. :th_thumb-up:
 


The important thing is a nice smooth surface, even if you use a dremel, or some light sand paper, or a razor, as long as its not gouged and its clean and smooth so the gasket can seal where it needs to.

I pulled my TB off last weekend to clean the MAF Sensor and clean up some of the carbon stickiness. Yours is 10x cleaner than mine was when I put it back on and I have no leaks. If you get the good Felpro gaskets, most of the time they are good enough they allow some wiggle room.
 
I use a small (1") air powered wire wheel on almost everything. You would have to be a fool to gouge even alum. with wire but it takes off anything on the surface almost immediately. Only thing it hasnt worked on for me was transmission separator plates with bonded gaskets.
 
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