I purchased intake gaskets for the same price at St. Charles a few months ago. Nope, I don't have any problems with my intake leaking or whatnot. After reading just about all the posts on this site (I can recite some of them) I decided to play the Murphy's Law game. As long as I carry certain parts, these will most likely never break down

Dam, I should really carry a spare engine. 64K and going strong.