Adding exhaust manifold gaskets

[ParkCity.PSD]

Anyone done this? The manifold on my driver side is leaking from three of four ports. On the passenger side it looks like one or maybe two. Someone mentioned adding a gasket and a search brought up a thread where Sinner mentioned it too. Are these available from Tousley? I would probably want new hardware too.

Is it normal for them to leak or is this a sign that something else is up?

[SharkDiver]

I had a leak on my exhaust mani with no gaskets. After doing studs and everything we just cleaned them up and bolted them back on and they dont leak now. I was gonna put gaskets in there but my Diesel guy said not to bother and that they would be fine without, Hes right so far..

[ParkCity.PSD]

Maybe I just need to clean them. I think it's been doing it all along, but running WVO my engine is so quiet that all I hear is the exhaust leak. Driving me nutz! And I can smell the exhaust in the cab too...

[poorboy1964]

so your thinking that it's rusted and created a leak? only asking because I've never heard of it, wondering how common it is,

[ParkCity.PSD]

Searched around the interwebs and found this.

http://www.justanswer.com/uploads/bk...AUST_SMELL.pdf

Maybe more common than I thought?

[poorboy1964]

I never would have thought that. have you had time to look for the part number the tsb lists?

[ParkCity.PSD]

not yet...work shmerk!

[wagner22]

Im doin my studs now, the kit i got came with exhaust mani gaskets but i just threw em out. The way i look at it, if those gaskets blow, how bad is it gonna leak exhaust in the cab then. Then you gotta turn around and tear it back apart