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Old 08-21-2016, 02:54 PM   #5
ck5566
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Re: Rebuilt engine issue?

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Originally Posted by The Swed View Post
I noticed a small leak on my heater hose on my intake and it sprayed on my carburetor (see attach picture). What causes me a great deal of concern is notice how thick the coolant is and it looks like some kind of sealant to me. I had the engine rebuilt by a local shop. It has 300 miles on the engine and I'm to return it at 500 miles to change the oil to make sure nothing came loose etc... Is this a new practice to put sealant like that in a engine because we didn't do that back in the 80s. Is this to reveal a leak if one occurs? Sorry the picture is sideways and I don't know how to fix it.

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It's quite evident that no type of sealer (Teflon tape) was used on the fitting with the drip in your picture!

I also see what (toolboxchev) see's that the usage of "Teflon tape" would seal up that leak from the heater/manifold fitting coming from the Heater Box going to your Intake Manifold. I only see a Head to Manifold picture shot Not any part of a Head to Block shot so I don't know where the Head Gasket/ Sealant bit comes from.

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