RawGtPower

Well i just got my new engine put in about 300 miles ago. With arp studs and afr heads. Well today i was driving, and it was really muggy out, so im assuming the engine was running a little hotter than it should. Well today i stopped at a gas station after driving, and i noticed anitifreeze coming out of 2 of my head studs. Its on the bottom studs which go into the cooling passage. I did use loctite too. Any help will be much appreciated

RawGtPower

no one

myshifter

ya your not supposed to use lock-tite

sdmaker

yeah should have been thread sealer. thread sealer and locktite are completly different. however locktite does make a thread sealer, lol.

RawGtPower

i meant thread sealer. Dont know why i said loctite. But the antifreeze still cam through. So i put some RTV silicone black on the bottom of the stud washer and havnt had a leak yet... knock on wood

FiveLiterRiceEater

no. you want to use PTF sealer. its like teflon tape in a liquid form. loctite is like thread glue. all it does is make the bolt/stud not come back out .

RawGtPower

i did use that, i dont know why i said loctite... but antifreeze still came through. as there anything i could do now to stop this problem for good

FiveLiterRiceEater

were the studs the same size as the holes in the head?

RawGtPower

yeah. i guess i didnt put enough on the studs, or it didnt seal right

FiveLiterRiceEater

when you put it on the threads did you make it go all the way around so i actually sat down in the threads and went completly around the bolt?