Patent ID: 8292303

Claim:
A manifold gasket assembly for an internal combustion engine, comprising; a metal gasket carrier body having a substantially planar surface and a plurality of media-conveying openings; an elastomeric sealing material molded to said carrier body in surrounding relation to at least one of said openings; and a push rod assembly guide adjacent said at least one opening fabricated of said elastomeric seal material and having a pin configuration projecting from a surface of said carrier body in position to assist in laterally guiding a push rod of an engine in which the gasket assembly may be installed during installation of the push rod, said push rod assembly guide configured to laterally guide the push rod as the push rod lies substantially parallel to said metal gasket carrier body on said substantially planar surface during a pre-assembly stage, said push rod assembly guide positioned to not interact with the push rod after installation; said push rod guide projecting in a direction substantially traverse to said substantially planar surface of said carrier body and being fabricated entirely of said elastomeric sealing material.