[T2] Is any "glue" needed for manifold to airbox junction tubes

[Dan Bessom]

Also make sure it’s the rt side. They’re a little different from rt to
left. I was using two lefts for a while and had a similar problem.
Dan

On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 6:49 AM Bob Reuter <accessys at smart.net> wrote:

> I've never used anything but mine have always slide on without any gaps
> would check and double check to make sure there is no old gasket or
> imperfection stuck somewhere.
>   if not AFAIK they are still avaliable from bus depot and others and
> would just get a new set, they are relatively cheap as parts for these old
> things go.  if you can't find any I probably have a pair of lightly used
> ones in the garage (somewhere)
>
>   good grief is she 14yrs out of college, dang getting old just like my bus
>
> take care
> Bob
>
>
>
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2018, MUTS wrote:
>
> > On daughter's 75 FI bus, I had to replace the manifold to  the left
> cylinder
> > head when the mounting stud to the injector failed. The old manifold
> pulled
> > right out of the old stiff junction tubes attached at the other end to
> the
> > airbox, last replaced 14 yrs ago by a porsche repair shop when daughter
> was
> > going to school in Savannah and started stalling at lights/ poor idling
> due
> > to these leaking, making the intake air too lean.  I have a set of new
> > ones-Does anyone seal these junction tubes with anything like a coat of
> > gasket cement?  The alignment when dry fitted is not directly in line
> between
> > manifold ends and the airbox tube extensions- off maybe an eight on an
> inch.
> > I assume the flex of the new tubes will bridge the difference.
> >
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