67 L79 intake bolts oil seep
I have an intake bolt near my carb that is seeping oil. Given what I’ve read this is common and can be fixed by removing the bolts and using thread sealer.
My questions: 1) should I only do this to the one bolt seeping or do all 4 bolts near the carb (2 on each side)? 2) should I do one bolt at a time? Remove, clean, apply sealer, torque. 3) what’s the best way to clean the bolt hole so the sealer will seal? thanks in advance. Ed |
I would only do the ones that are leaking one at a time. To clean use brake clean on a q-tip to clean out the holes in the head and just spray it on the bolts. Wipe and blow dry Apply sealer and torque back down
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1) I would do it to all of them personally, in fact I did on my 61.
2) Yes, but I would go back around the intake in the proper sequence when done with ALL the bolts and re-torque to spec as needed. 3) A little lacquer thinner on a Q-tip or a shot of carb cleaner would do it... Hold a rag over the hole when spraying carb cleaner ... |
Originally Posted by Nowhere Man
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I would only do the ones that are leaking one at a time.
Besides, there's an old saying about, "if you're looking for trouble, you can always find it". But if you're one that can't resist the urge, the four corner bolts don't need sealer. They're blind holes. But hey, you could go on and pull them out. Clean the threads really good. Repaint the manifold under the bolt heads and re-assemble. Then you can touch up the red/silver paint on all the bolts that you skinned it off of with the wrench action. Lot's of opportunity here to waste a whole afternoon. |
Last summer I removed one rear bolt to install the correct wire support bracket. Immediately started leaking coolant! Simple task resulted in removing the aluminum manifold and installing new gasket set.
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Thanks for all the input. I tend to agree with the philosophy of only pulling the leaking bolt. Hope to get to it this week.
Ed |
Originally Posted by emdoller
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Thanks for all the input. I tend to agree with the philosophy of only pulling the leaking bolt. Hope to get to it this week.
Ed |
I couldn’t get my torque wrench on it and didn’t want to remove the carb. Had to do some calculations to use my crows foot. You gotta love physics. Only time will tell of the sealer solved the oil deep.
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Torque wrench? on an intake manifold bolt? :rofl::rofl::rofl: I use arm feel for non critical, hard to reach bolts.
Doug |
Originally Posted by AZDoug
(Post 1599034046)
Torque wrench? on an intake manifold bolt? :rofl::rofl::rofl: I use arm feel for non critical, hard to reach bolts.
Doug Ed |
Remember it aint the space shuttle....
-terradactyl |
Originally Posted by AZDoug
(Post 1599034046)
Torque wrench? on an intake manifold bolt? :rofl::rofl::rofl: I use arm feel for non critical, hard to reach bolts.
Doug |
For some, work expands to fill available time.
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Originally Posted by ejboyd5
(Post 1599036561)
For some, work expands to fill available time.
Ed |
What type or brand of sealant are you using the threads?
Don |
Originally Posted by vetsvette2002
(Post 1599038798)
What type or brand of sealant are you using the threads?
Don ARP thread sealer. Ed |
Originally Posted by ejboyd5
(Post 1599036561)
For some, work expands to fill available time.
Two more years and I can't wait to have that problem.:hide: |
Originally Posted by smacota1
(Post 1599041019)
That is sure a lot better than the other way around...
Two more years and I can't wait to have that problem.:hide: Ed |
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