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Old 03-19-2003, 12:01 AM
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Default 5.3 heads

i have some TEA 5.3 heads (stage 1.5) and i was looking in the intake ports and i can see the end of the valve cover bolts. is this bad? what should i do about the heads.
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Default Re: 5.3 heads

Those are not the valve cover bolt holes. They are for the rocker arms. Most ported heads have the rocker boss removed. When installing the rocker arm bolts, put a tab of loctite on the threads to prevent oil from entering the port.

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