Patriot 5.3 truck heads exhaust leak?
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Patriot 5.3 truck heads exhaust leak?
The "Patriot" stamp on the head is creating an exhaust leak. I did a search and saw where JB Weld should fix this but just curious if anyone else had this problem and if you did use JB Weld to seal this up, and how well this worked? We are fixing to bolt up a ProCharger and the leak will only get worse. These heads have been on the car for awhile and you can obviously see where they leaked. We'll call Patriot about them but I was just curious what those with similar problem have done effectively. Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by TVWilkes
Others have told me this caused a leak with them.We no longer put the logo on the side of the heads.
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The heads don't have these logos anymore. There wasn't very many Patriot heads shipped with the logo on the side of the head.
Originally Posted by SPANKY LS1
Seems reasonable. Plop down $1000+ for new heads, and before you install them, JB Weld the outside of them so you don't have an exhaust leak.
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i think everyone should get there heads properly VACUM tested before you install them! it only takes a few minutes and can save you alot of time and money and low numbers in the future! VACUM TEST ALL YOUR HEADS!!!!
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Originally Posted by M6HuggerSS
i think everyone should get there heads properly VACUM tested before you install them! it only takes a few minutes and can save you alot of time and money and low numbers in the future! VACUM TEST ALL YOUR HEADS!!!!
The leak is an exhaust gasket leak,not a exhaust valve leaking.