Has anyone experienced holes coming in the exhaust area of the intake? I have two '54 cars with 239 engines and both have this problem. I don't remember ever seeing this on any other yblocks before. One is on the top and has a hole about 3/8". The other is just starting underneath on the right side. If I put my finger underneath before it gets too hot, I can feel it. I have read here about covering the ports of the new gaskets to eliminate the exhaust getting there and wondered what others have used to do this, and does it seem to be a lasting fix. I have some gaskets that have the metal centers but they have a round hole. I think they are for 272 /. It looks to me like a light weight metal cover there would just burn through eventually. Has anyone tried welding something in the manifold?



Tom from the chiggerfarm located in the beautiful Heart of Central Texas

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