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Old 04-11-2012, 07:56 PM
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did you use valley gaskets with the intakes ? i made that mistake once.
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I would run a tap into the bolt holes as well
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Originally Posted by obnoxus
i would run a tap into the bolt holes as well
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Originally Posted by obnoxus
I would run a tap into the bolt holes as well
Yup, did that also..


My brain is cooked..Spent a whole day yesterday pulling all the studs..cleaning out threads, sealing..everything done right..filled system with water and pressure tested.. and I still have a LEAK!!! Nothing changed..leaks down just as fast..I hear nothing..see nothing..I left the blower off and valve covers off to see if I see a leak..nothing!! 13 days and counting...
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Originally Posted by HiMark Racing
Yup, did that also..


My brain is cooked..Spent a whole day yesterday pulling all the studs..cleaning out threads, sealing..everything done right..filled system with water and pressure tested.. and I still have a LEAK!!! Nothing changed..leaks down just as fast..I hear nothing..see nothing..I left the blower off and valve covers off to see if I see a leak..nothing!! 13 days and counting...
try pressure testing it with the distributor out & use a borescope or a mirror to look under the intake for a leak.
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Originally Posted by vette131
try pressure testing it with the distributor out & use a borescope or a mirror to look under the intake for a leak.
We think a like..did that..no leak there..

I pulled the heads off and sent them to shop to get pressure tested.
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Originally Posted by 38tg
did you use valley gaskets with the intakes ? i made that mistake once.
Nope..used "The right stuff". When I pulled the intake off this last time..RTV was pressured equal also on all 4 ports.
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to bad you live so far away,i have a 1000 hp engine sitting in the shop you could use for havazoo.
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Update: 3" crack in one of the heads. 12 days till Havasu. Find out Monday if repairable. RHS heads. Less than 30 hrs on them. Never overheated. Not like!!
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At least it is not the block; hope it is easily repairable!
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