What did everyone use to seal their rocker bolts with?
10-31-2003, 06:59 PM
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What did everyone use to seal their rocker bolts with? I'm still seeing some blue smoke at startup and sometimes even at idle since the heads install. I hope the rocker bolts not sealed is the problem and will fix the oil burning?
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10-31-2003, 07:09 PM
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Rocker bolts sprayed cleaned of oil with brake cleaner. Heads were new, so the rocker bolt holes did not need cleaning.
Good amount of black silicone sealant on the intake rocker bolt threads and install.
No oil burning at all ...
Good amount of black silicone sealant on the intake rocker bolt threads and install.
No oil burning at all ...
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11-01-2003, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Tally TransAm
im curious to the answer to this as well
when i did mine i used black high temp rtv
is it better to put the rtv on the threads of the bolt itself, or put some in the bolt hole in the head?
when i did mine i used black high temp rtv
is it better to put the rtv on the threads of the bolt itself, or put some in the bolt hole in the head?
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Originally Posted by pimpmaro
Man... don't worry about all that crap! Just use more aluminum foil... it'll be fine... :p
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11-01-2003, 11:25 AM
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ARP teflon thread sealant(paste/white tube) works best for me. Not sure I'd use RTV. It'll work but tends to tear/disinograte after curing when removing bolts... possibly leaving little bits and pieces of itself in the bolt bosses and possibly intake ports.
