1995 NAS Rover 3.9L EFI upper plenum to ram housing intake question please

[aquamanaquaman]

Hello all,

I am hoping someone more experienced with this Land Rover Defender 90 intake can help please?

I am reassembling my Rover 3.9 and hear many different opinions regarding "gasket" material for various intake assemblies.  The factory manual has no information whatsoever:

1. Regarding the mating of the upper plenum to the ram housing, should that be a thin layer of hylomar or a thin layer of black RTV before torquing?

2. And how about the mating of the ram housing to the intake manifold, same question please.  Should that be a thin layer of hylomar or a thin layer of black RTV before torquing?

Lastly, connecting the fuel rail to the system's return fuel line, my rail just has a short "nipple" like (unthreaded)  fitting.   How does this connect please?    The other end of the rail easily connects to the pressure regulator via pipe fitting threads).

Thank you very much!

[minorv8]

Q1 and 2: I have used Hylomar on these surfaces.
Q3: my fuel line had a threaded connector for feed line, then Bosch style regulator on the othdr end of rail ( fastened with bolts). A short hose connects to the regulator and a steel line to that hose. Inlet and outlet sit next to each other above cylinder #8. On my outlet line there is a nipple, like on a brake line. As for inlet, the matching connector is part of fuel line from tank. AFAIK. I simply cut the rail and TIG welded an AN 6 fitting there.

[aquamanaquaman]

THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME!