bolt removal mistake?

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May 6, 2005 | 06:20 PM

bitner23

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bolt removal mistake?

Hi everyone,could anyone out there let me know if i goofed here,pulled the valve covers off my 1973 /350 for repainting yesterday and then decided to take off the engine pull bracket on the left side of the intake manifold to repaint that also,took out the two mounting bolts holding her on,shot it with paint and then noticed a trickle of coolant on the ground, appears that it ran down the front of the block at the intake manifold,can i just reinstall the pull bracket tighten it down and be back to normal?

Thanx in advance for the input

May 6, 2005 | 06:33 PM

b71vette

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Should be able to just

reintall the bolts with some sealant on the threads and torque to spec (not sure of ft lbs though). Importatnt that you use sealant on the threads.

May 6, 2005 | 07:08 PM

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30ftlbs....

May 6, 2005 | 11:50 PM

desi

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30 ft lbs for Steel.
25 ft lbs for Al intake.
Use "thread" sealer, I think it's Permatex 2.

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