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Leviathan
02-26-2011, 03:00 PM
Maybe you just have the typical DSM idle problems.

I don't think so. If typical means you need to use your right foot for the gas to keep and running and brake pedal when you stop, then maybe.
Leviathan
02-26-2011, 03:01 PM
Looks like it's an intake manifold leak... which is kinda odd for a clean head and manifold. I'm going to pull it off and take a look to be sure.
Leviathan
02-26-2011, 09:38 PM
Got it figured out. The gasket they supplied was way off... the bolt pattern was perfect, but it lined up terribly. I must have been half asleep when I put it on. Or maybe I just assumed it was OK.

The pictures should tell it all.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Techno_Craft/df24742d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Techno_Craft/68d98abb.jpg

You can literally see where it was leaking. Plus the gasket rose up a half inch into the intake runner.