Re: [Amc-list] RTV on Head Bolt

[Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, should have mentioned that this is a V8.  A 360 to be exact.

Todd

On Saturday 18 August 2007 15:25, Tom Jennings wrote:
> On Saturday 18 August 2007 12:12:58 Todd Tomason wrote:
> > My Haynes manual says to put RTV on the #7 head bolt on the left side. 
> > Is this the driver's side?
>
> Six or eight?
>
> On the six, the frontest drivers-side-mostest head bolt hole in the block
> runs into the water jacket, and needs to be sealed. Personally I wouldn't
> trust RTV there unless you're certain it's 100% grease free, which is
> pretty much impossible if you oil the threads as required. The TSM says
> "sealer" I think (too lazy to go look :-) but I use one of those
> non-hardening Permatex type gasket sealers. Never had a leak.
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