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Old 02-23-2019, 11:34 AM   #11
idbeast
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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo View Post
Had a horrible shock today: I reached under my exhaust manifold to check for leakage from the threaded plug I'd had so much trouble with and my finger came back wet!!!! I went into shock. A taste test however determined that the moisture was not coolant but was actually oil seeping down from my valve covers. My new intake manifold is thicker and the valve covers are bottoming out on it, preventing full seating. I ordered some thick gaskets to give the valve covers more clearance. Whew...
Glad to hear it wasn't coolant!
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