Re: [Amc-list] RTV on Head Bolt

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Todd,

Left should be the driver's side but you can check by sticking a wire in 
that bolt hole and see what happens. If it doesn't go in very far, it's 
the other side. Also, Permatex #2 is what the factory manuals call for 
in this application.

Matt

Todd Tomason wrote:
> 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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