Re: Oil leaking from exhaust bolt

[Schuyler Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

did you see any oil in the coolant that you drained out?
just trying to be optimistic here,
I'm thinking maybe the header bolt or stud was leaking a
little coolant and mixing with dirt and oil on the outside of the  
engine?
in which case, just put some thread sealer on it and reinstall.

all the lower exhaust bolts are actually studs (in stock form) that  
screw down into the
water jackets. not sure what type of fasteners TTI gives you for the  
lower ones?

plus you'll still have some coolant in the block so have a pan handy.

Schuyler
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On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Brian Safford wrote:

> I can't imagine it is a good thing if I'm seeing oil leaking from  
> the lower
> header bolt on the #7 cylinder of my poly 318 ( or any engine for that
> matter :-( )
>
> I've drained the oil and coolant now and am in the process of  
> removing the
> TTI headers ( what a PITA on this car - a few of the bolts are  
> *really* hard
> to get at )
>
> Seems that oil showing up in the water jacket can be either blown head
> gasket or cracked head ... anything else come to mind?
>
> Regards,
> Brian Safford
> '62 Dart 440 4-door / poly 318
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