Front "China wall" sealing issue on SBM

74Scooter said

I feel ya.. china rail seeping oil is my bane so I use Right Stuff. Usually once you get one corner moving it'll release. Razer blade followed by a wire brush usually does a good cleanup. Ultra black will likely be fine as well.. just be sure to measure the gap and get a good size bead in there. If you don't see a bit squish out all the way around you likely did not use enough. After i dropped the manifold on I forced a bit more into the crack at the front as I did not get the amount of "squish" I wanted.

GL!:thumbsup:

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Maybe I'll use it again, lol I don't know. When I pulled this intake I got 3 corners loose but had to really pull and twist to get it to release the last corner, felt like it was glued in there. I was being paranoid about getting any dirt in the engine too maybe that's why it seemed more difficult, it's been a few years (and about 6,000 miles) since I've been in this engine and there was some junk I had to clean off which always irritates me. Finally said f*** it and just stuck my fingers in the intake ports and twisted it up from the side of the car and got it out. Have I mentioned I can't stand working on dirty engines? LOL