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Re: failed lower end/ 3m/ and oil samples
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 12/30/2004

I've never seen this happen, but it has been brought up enough times here that I truly believe it:

If the intake manifold is not properly torqued, it causes the block to warp enough to ruin the main bearings. And the intake manifold gaskets have surely been ... Login to read more.