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oil puddle on intake
i have a little puddle of oil on the right side of my intake and would like to know what you guys think is causing it or maybe causing it, stock 350 4bbl and stock intake and i dont know whats been done it to, according to the little pencil notes on the door jam it was rebuilt around 85,000 and i was contacted through myspace from i guess one of the previous owners atlest he said he was and he told me it has edlebrock intake and carb yet it has the stock stuff when i get it, ok enough rambleing, ill take pictures in a bit
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Re: oil puddle on intake
Have you checked the valve cover gasket?
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Re: oil puddle on intake
Pull the intake and reseal it. Use felpro gaskets with a little bit of gasket sealer around the coolant ports. Not around the gas ports. Make sure everything is clean. Run a bead of silicone at the ends of the intake without the rubbers they supply. And you should be good to go.
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Re: oil puddle on intake
I too have had the mysterious oil puddle on the intake, even only after a rebuild of less then 1000 miles. never knew where it came from. I assumed the valve covers leaked..those old steel valve covers never did ever seal good..
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Re: oil puddle on intake
Remove the intake manifold bolts closest to the oil and put some teflon thread sealant on them. Re install the bolts and that should stop the leak.
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Re: oil puddle on intake
heres a pic of it for fun
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Re: oil puddle on intake
THANKS for the help guys ill try just pulling the bolts and try that first and if that doesnt work i guess ill plan a weekend and pull the intake and give a good cleaning while its off, thanks again
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Re: oil puddle on intake
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Re: oil puddle on intake
I pulled one bolt a night and used permatex thread sealant on it, torque it down and left it set over night. I had 34 bolts that did that, after 4 nights, no more oil puddles.
I did one at a time so I didn't break the seal on the intake and it allowed the thread sealant to set for each bolt.
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Re: oil puddle on intake
Good Info. I will have to do that on mine. I couldn't figure it out either, even though the intake will be coming off.
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