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Old 05-21-2008, 07:00 PM
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Ok so I finally got the car running but it still needs a little tuning. The other day the car got a little warm on me (210+/-) and the intake started to leak a little coolant from one of the blocked off water temp spots. so I figure its kinda hot so all that pressure is making the intake move around and is letting some oil seep through the bolt holes.
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Also, when the engine got warm it started to stumble and wanted to die when given gas to accelerate. It was running good before so im a little stumped.
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I always put a little thread sealer on intake bolts to keep oil from wicking up the threads.
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some silocone will work nice too..... just a lil dab at the end of the bolt before you install it! a good rule of thumb is to basicly put a lil dab on anything bolt that needs to stay put..... loctite is a good item to use too but i dont know how much it will help on oil leaking..... its seems like it could seep through a few places cause the silocone actually forms a nice even application and the loctite can sometimes not spread evenly...... both probly work just as good and i may be wrong
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Liquid Teflon is your friend, get to know him......
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I used silicone gasket maker on them when I put the engine in the car.




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