Re: Intake gasket

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2022/6/8 14:03:55

Sounds like he's not real interested in working on this. Or he's the ultimate procrastinator?
"Misfiring", usually doesn't involve the gaskets, so I suspect they're just visually leaking/noisy or he's grabbing straws.
Shop around. I'd be looking at the ignition system also. A bad plug or wire or set of points might be all it needs.
It's not unusual currently to get the cold shoulder when you inquire about work on an old car. These people are short handed and busy with new stuff they know how to work on, so not too interested. If it was slow, they'd probably be more eager. Plus parts are still slow to arrive. I waited a couple months for a 2010 diesel fuel pump w/ sending unit for my P/U that just came last week.
I know $560 is quite a bit high for a 2 bbl rebuild, ie, ~2X a 4 bbl rebuild? But gas is $5+/ gal and that's too high, too! That rebuild kit, if you can find it, wasn't more than $50-60. I haven't looked since I rebuilt mine back 8 years ago.
This almost makes me feel bad, but it's the chaotic life of 2022. Mass shootings are almost starting to make sense and some apparently have already succumbed to that conclusion. I suspect more classics will sit or be abandoned for lack of support.
I was at the parts store this AM and the clerks were complaining everyone was coming in with cash and large bills. I told them it's because that's all they got left! The stashed emergency $100 in the wallet.