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**swervin ervin** · 10-08-2003, 05:15 PM

Thinking my head gasket was leaking, I had already ordered new head gaskets and intake gaskets from Summit. Today, I start taking everything apart. I pull the intake and too my surprise, the leak wasn't the head gasket but on the back rail of the engine. The RTV had broken loose from the rail. Oil had been seeping out there. Also, the intake gasket was leaking at the very rear bolt. What it looks like to me was the intake gasket was leaking and seeping around the rear bolt hole, running down the back of the engine and with the heat had loosened up the RTV enough for it to let oil leak out over the rail. I cleaned it all up and put the intake back on. I sent the head gaskets back.

I sure am happy. I wasn't wanting to take off the heads. Intake by itself is not too bad.

Mike

10-08-2003, 05:15 PM	#1
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I got lucky Thinking my head gasket was leaking, I had already ordered new head gaskets and intake gaskets from Summit. Today, I start taking everything apart. I pull the intake and too my surprise, the leak wasn't the head gasket but on the back rail of the engine. The RTV had broken loose from the rail. Oil had been seeping out there. Also, the intake gasket was leaking at the very rear bolt. What it looks like to me was the intake gasket was leaking and seeping around the rear bolt hole, running down the back of the engine and with the heat had loosened up the RTV enough for it to let oil leak out over the rail. I cleaned it all up and put the intake back on. I sent the head gaskets back. I sure am happy. I wasn't wanting to take off the heads. Intake by itself is not too bad. Mike



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