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~The Jester~ · 03-21-2005, 04:40 PM

What kind of sealer? A friend of mine (has one of them bowtie thingys) could only get is to quit leaking using silicone. I've always had good luck with "555" with Teflon. Comes in a can with the brush in the lid, available at Home Depot or a local hardware store.

If you're SURE the block and heads are OK, that's gotta be it dude. If it was a bad (new) gasket, changing them would have fixed it. Odds of getting 2 "bad" gaskets in a row are about 3 bajillion:1. Tightening the head bolts to eventually get it to quit leaking internally tells me it's not a crack. Cracks will leak ALL the time.

That's a tough one man. I'd yank out the bottom bolts (Toward the exhaust side) one at a time, and try a different sealer and go from there. I feel your pain bro!

03-21-2005, 04:40 PM	#6
~The Jester~ Rat Killer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cold ass Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: Still leaking?!!!!!! What kind of sealer? A friend of mine (has one of them bowtie thingys) could only get is to quit leaking using silicone. I've always had good luck with "555" with Teflon. Comes in a can with the brush in the lid, available at Home Depot or a local hardware store. If you're SURE the block and heads are OK, that's gotta be it dude. If it was a bad (new) gasket, changing them would have fixed it. Odds of getting 2 "bad" gaskets in a row are about 3 bajillion:1. Tightening the head bolts to eventually get it to quit leaking internally tells me it's not a crack. Cracks will leak ALL the time. That's a tough one man. I'd yank out the bottom bolts (Toward the exhaust side) one at a time, and try a different sealer and go from there. I feel your pain bro! __________________ d-Con Racing "Nothing fancy, just 347 inches of RAT POISON!" MICE need not apply.....