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Leaking lower intake help!

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Old 11-21-2006, 11:56 AM
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Yeah you gotta be careful, I usually pull the disty out to get more clearance, its just a pain in the *** with it in there. Also, I put studs in the front 2 bolt holes for alignment, they work as a guide. It helps out bigtime.
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Old 11-21-2006, 11:56 AM
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Very possible. Hard to do by yourself. Good luck.
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I suppose I'll have a better idea once I get the intake off. I put it on by myself and it's a bit awkward installing without four hands. I may have not seated the gaskets properly and possibly pinched one.
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Old 11-21-2006, 11:59 AM
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As long as I limit the sealant to the water jackets, and not the intake ports, I don't see it hurting anything.
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Old 11-21-2006, 12:06 PM
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come on guys your holding out on him


1.several bolts, need some rtv on them, in fact, ill just rtv all the lower intake bolts.


2. the beelow procedure must be followed[8D]



3.same for upper




4. also there is a coolant gasket on your throttle body if you took it apart

see his sanwiched in there, also rtv those 4 bolts.
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Old 11-21-2006, 12:09 PM
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and if you took a head off, rtv the head bolts and retorque 3 times allowing 1 hour to pass during each session





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Old 11-21-2006, 12:19 PM
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Thats some great info! I never knew coolant passed throught the throttle body
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Old 11-21-2006, 12:21 PM
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Thats some great info! I never knew coolant passed throught the throttle body
me either till i took my heads and gaskets off for no reason[:'(]
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