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Old Oct 26, 2020 | 08:31 PM
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Ok I have prc 15 degree heads, and Im finding oil on top of my intake manifold buy the bolts. Im reading and it seems that is from the rocker arm bolts on the intake leaking. So I got some arp thread sealant, but everything Im reading is saying blue loctite or black rtv. Will this arp stuff work?
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Old Oct 26, 2020 | 10:36 PM
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I used teflon thread sealant
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Old Oct 27, 2020 | 07:06 AM
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I used Teflon tape.
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Old Oct 27, 2020 | 02:07 PM
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permatex PST liquid Teflon
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Old Oct 27, 2020 | 07:00 PM
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Any of the above 3.

NOT RTV; it dissolves in gasoline. NOT Loctite; it doesn't seal.
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Old Oct 27, 2020 | 09:35 PM
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Any of the above 3.

NOT RTV; it dissolves in gasoline. NOT Loctite; it doesn't seal.
what about the arp thread sealant? I have a tube of it.
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Old Oct 27, 2020 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Chonda
what about the arp thread sealant? I have a tube of it.
ARP thread sealant contains Teflon and is what most, if not all builders will recommend you to use for sealing the rocker bolts in the ports. Now, having said that, Im not so sure thats what your issue is here. Leaving the rocker bolts unsealed in the intake ports will cause it to smoke and will foul spark plugs. Oil up on the intake? Is it puddling? Can you post a picture of this?
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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Che70velle
Im not so sure thats what your issue is here. Leaving the rocker bolts unsealed in the intake ports will cause it to smoke and will foul spark plugs. Oil up on the intake? Is it puddling? Can you post a picture of this?

This, you shouldn't have oil on the outside of the intake from leaking rocker arm bolts
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Old Oct 28, 2020 | 03:15 PM
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Loctite 567
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