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Truck82 replied to the thread Thread sealant on header bolts?.I didn’t think they would run into the oil passage. But I’ve for sure had oil run out of multiple bolts before. Don’t know what this... -
Truck82 replied to the thread Thread sealant on header bolts?.I believe that’s condensation? I didn’t see that before and as you can see on the valve covers, it’s very wet here. Now I’m thinking “is...
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Looks like I can see the path the oils taking in those pics. Looks like it's running straight down from the valve cover. Don't know how...
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I use nord locks on header and exhaust manifold bolts. Works well hard to get back off if per say your header had to be removed to...
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I can tell you for 99.99999 percent positive that you aren't leaking oil from the exhaust bolts them selves the only oil in a SBC head...
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Truck82 replied to the thread What have you done to your square lately??.It’s not perfect but it’s better than what it was… and I had fun! I will be painting the bolts also, just haven’t got the wire wheel...
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Truck82 replied to the thread Thread sealant on header bolts?.I pulled the bolts out when I rebuilt the heads in the spring and a few of the bolts in the back leaked quite a bit of oil. Knowing very...
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Wipe the area between the breather and the oil spot with a rag. I'll bet oil is venting from the breather and running down.
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@Truck82 Assuming the bolt is the source of the leak, then the head probably has a flaw in the casting or a crack. When you remove that...
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Truck82 replied to the thread Thread sealant on header bolts?.I have an open air cleaner. Does that still affect the crankcase breather tube? Check out my pictures in my last post
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The passenger side valve cover should have two holes in it. The one nearest the firewall is for the crankcase breather tube going into...
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Truck82 replied to the thread Thread sealant on header bolts?.I’ve got the little spreaders under the bolts. I have a PVC valve in the driver side and a breather cap in the other. I don’t know how...
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On cheap chromes I've never had luck unless I take the right angle die grinder th the sealing surface on the valve cover to rough it up...
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Guess I'm in the minority, because all I do is run a thread chaser into the header bolt holes, add a drop of light oil to the bolt...
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