Geez. Blew my Driver-side Header Gasket - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

downsouthman1 · 09-29-2006, 05:55 PM

Sucks. I knew something was wrong for about a month or 2, but didn't know what it was. I originally thought it was a ticking sound but it's more of a distorted whistle since yesterday. She's going in for the repair to a mechanic I know, not at Ford, on Monday. I should have her back Wednesday but it'll cost me up to $600.00 to have both Gaskets replaced with Ford metal gaskets.

Orange whip 04 · 10-01-2006, 09:53 PM

Thats the pain of having headers, always having to replace header gaskets, collector gaskets. Always seems like a chore to me once you replace your stock manifolds. Those gaskets are always blowing out. Wish some one would come up with an indestructable header gasket.

birdman941 · 10-01-2006, 10:01 PM

The best from what I have used, and read from others,
is to use the stock, factory exhaust gaskets
with the stock OE studs and nuts.
If you must, use a small amount of ultra copper on them.

RAT · 10-02-2006, 03:50 AM

Always re-torque those bolts/nuts after a few heat cycles can help with this and like Birdman941 said, use the stock gaskets.

nickster · 10-02-2006, 06:03 AM

rat have you retorqued yours , i did three times ,every time i ended up droping the engine to get at the bolts

nickster · 10-02-2006, 04:35 PM

m1m, mine will have the studs in this winter with stock gaskets, burnt them out twice now between 5-7

2k4mach · 10-02-2006, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orange whip 04

Thats the pain of having headers, always having to replace header gaskets, collector gaskets. Always seems like a choir to me once you replace your stock manifolds. Those gaskets are always blowing out. Wish some one would come up with an indestructable header gasket.

choir
1. a company of singers, esp. an organized group employed in church service.
2. any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical company, or band, or a division of one: string choir.

BTW with the ford gaskets on my bassani midlengths ive yet to have a gasket blow and have the local choir replace them for me :LAUGH:

downsouthman1 · 10-02-2006, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2k4mach

choir
1. a company of singers, esp. an organized group employed in church service.
2. any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical company, or band, or a division of one: string choir.

BTW with the ford gaskets on my bassani midlengths ive yet to have a gasket blow and have the local choir replace them for me :LAUGH:

My Headers have been on for about 2.5 years, w/ no problems until just recently, except scraping. When I went to Ford, they were throwing $600 around like flying cockroaches. So I went to a local mechanic who I have do all work that I don't wanna do or can't very feasibly do. They finished my car in under 8 hours. The cost to me? $250, including the Ford OEM gasket for the DS Header. They will also retorque them for me after a few heat cycles, just to ensure that no bolts back out again. They said the PS Header was still tight. I'll be going to pick her up in the morning. & hopefully what started out as a tick & turned into an elephant whistle, will be gone. I know the whistle's gone but what about the blood-sucking tick, which I think was the gasket starting to go? If that's all it was, then that should be gone too.

Orange whip 04 · 10-03-2006, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2k4mach

choir
1. a company of singers, esp. an organized group employed in church service.
2. any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical company, or band, or a division of one: string choir.

BTW with the ford gaskets on my bassani midlengths ive yet to have a gasket blow and have the local choir replace them for me :LAUGH:

Opps... wrong choir.... CHORE.....

downsouthman1 · 10-03-2006, 10:22 AM

Well, good news. I got my car back & everything is the way it was about 2 months ago before I heard what I thought was a ticking sound. I now know that that's the sound of your Header Gasket going.

09-29-2006, 05:55 PM	#1
downsouthman1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 394	Geez. Blew my Driver-side Header Gasket Sucks. I knew something was wrong for about a month or 2, but didn't know what it was. I originally thought it was a ticking sound but it's more of a distorted whistle since yesterday. She's going in for the repair to a mechanic I know, not at Ford, on Monday. I should have her back Wednesday but it'll cost me up to $600.00 to have both Gaskets replaced with Ford metal gaskets. __________________ 2K4 White Mach 1 M5 DiabloSport Flash Dynotuned: 11-02-2005 w/ 338RWHP & 359RWTQ. Best run: 13.5@105.1 before 315s, C&L, & tune. Has: 40-Series 2-Chamber Flows; 85 mm C&L MAF; AFS 17X9 & 17X10.5 Mach Rims; BBK Long Tubes & O/R X; Baer D/S/Z Rotors, Grand-Tour 2-pist Calipers, & SS Lines; Custom Full Subframes; FRPP 4.30s, 31-splines, & Lim Slip Diff; H&R SS Springs; HPM D/S Loop; Nitto DR 315s;MM Bumpstop; Offset Rack Bushings; MILs; SVO Girdle. Pics: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2071960

10-01-2006, 09:53 PM	#2
Orange whip 04 Never Fear Smith Is Here Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Saline, Michigan Posts: 3,187	Re: Geez. Blew my Driver-side Header Gasket Thats the pain of having headers, always having to replace header gaskets, collector gaskets. Always seems like a chore to me once you replace your stock manifolds. Those gaskets are always blowing out. Wish some one would come up with an indestructable header gasket. Last edited by Orange whip 04; 10-03-2006 at 12:38 AM.

10-01-2006, 10:01 PM	#3
birdman941 Torque wins! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 13,167	Re: Geez. Blew my Driver-side Header Gasket The best from what I have used, and read from others, is to use the stock, factory exhaust gaskets with the stock OE studs and nuts. If you must, use a small amount of ultra copper on them. __________________ The ORIGINAL Project R build thread is back ! 5.4 32V NA Streetable 404/387 26.56 MPG "I don't like repeat offenders, I like DEAD offenders" Ted Nugent "A big engine hardly working is more efficient than a little engine screaming its head off" Jay Leno

10-02-2006, 03:50 AM	#4
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10-02-2006, 06:03 AM	#5
nickster certified MACH 1 nut Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: nova scotia canada Posts: 1,520	Re: Geez. Blew my Driver-side Header Gasket rat have you retorqued yours , i did three times ,every time i ended up droping the engine to get at the bolts __________________ shm stage 2 cams,dynomax longtubes,2 3/4 h pipe homemade,excal2,wideband commander,proracers package,60#injectors,2400 mas air,eaton,forged motor,4# metco ring,1 of a kind pully bridge,and great #s on a stock eaton 476.88rwhp-451.74rwtq

10-02-2006, 04:35 PM	#6
nickster certified MACH 1 nut Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: nova scotia canada Posts: 1,520	Re: Geez. Blew my Driver-side Header Gasket m1m, mine will have the studs in this winter with stock gaskets, burnt them out twice now between 5-7 __________________ shm stage 2 cams,dynomax longtubes,2 3/4 h pipe homemade,excal2,wideband commander,proracers package,60#injectors,2400 mas air,eaton,forged motor,4# metco ring,1 of a kind pully bridge,and great #s on a stock eaton 476.88rwhp-451.74rwtq

10-03-2006, 10:22 AM	#10
downsouthman1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 394	Re: Geez. Blew my Driver-side Header Gasket Well, good news. I got my car back & everything is the way it was about 2 months ago before I heard what I thought was a ticking sound. I now know that that's the sound of your Header Gasket going. __________________ 2K4 White Mach 1 M5 DiabloSport Flash Dynotuned: 11-02-2005 w/ 338RWHP & 359RWTQ. Best run: 13.5@105.1 before 315s, C&L, & tune. Has: 40-Series 2-Chamber Flows; 85 mm C&L MAF; AFS 17X9 & 17X10.5 Mach Rims; BBK Long Tubes & O/R X; Baer D/S/Z Rotors, Grand-Tour 2-pist Calipers, & SS Lines; Custom Full Subframes; FRPP 4.30s, 31-splines, & Lim Slip Diff; H&R SS Springs; HPM D/S Loop; Nitto DR 315s;MM Bumpstop; Offset Rack Bushings; MILs; SVO Girdle. Pics: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2071960

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