IMHO it WILL last a lifetime BUT I would have your manifolds "decked" to true them up and make them flat before compressing the gasket
This kit also has the correct, large port metal intake manifold gaskets for the 340 engine along with the thin metal head gaskets. Just my .02 cents worth, cool but not for me.
I meant how long before someone grabs it up. The last very expensive one sold almost immediately.How long will the gasket last on your car? For the car typically getting these... for your lifetime.
How long will the ebay listing last? ... we'll see if they can find someone that doesn't know that there's a good chance this part is being re-popped soon. 340 exhaust heat shield needed for Van's to repop.
Good advice to prevent leaks without a gasket, too.IMHO it WILL last a lifetime BUT I would have your manifolds "decked" to true them up and make them flat before compressing the gasket
I meant how long before someone grabs it up. The last very expensive one sold almost immediately.
If I had a spare, I'd sell it to Van's. But mine is one of the repops from 20 years ago, so maybe not perfect for those who have to have an exact copy of an original like the one on Ebay.
This would be one for Van's to buy. Maybe they already have one to copy and news of a upcoming reproduction has reached Brad's. So Brad's is trying to sell theirs while the value is still high. In any event, I bookmarked the sale page out of curiosity.
Good catch, Al. The Ebay sale post says the gasket set is for early '68s, so that's probably why it has the 273 style shields, but the 340 port configuration. Maybe the connected shields held together better than the early design. If we could dig up some fall of 1967 road test photos, we might get an answer as to what was what. The only 340 picture in my September 1967 dated sales brochure is cropped so the shields can't be seen.I just noticed that these have the earlier heatshield like the 273 but are for a 340, it has a different part number 2863599 not 2946105, the 68 parts book has 2946105[] noting a new number. Pages in the parts book get updated as changes happen. So has anyone ever seen one like this?
In another post @S'cuder said he had one with the 2863599 but it looked liked the one with the connecting web.
[WANTED] - 340 Heat Exhaust Shield 68-70
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