Manifold bolts question
Fleet Mechanic
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The manifold bolts do not need to be sealed... Your intake gasket is keeping everything sealed, use a quality intake gasket, most folks also lay a bead of RTV around the water passages, where you may have pitting on your cast iron heads.....and nothing replaces a good clean surface, heads should be shinny clean, revealing any and all pitting.....
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Hesperia, CA
I can't recall any manifold bolt that enters an oil passage so oil seepage shouldn't be a problem. I learned a long time ago from bitter experience to use a good anti-sieze on the threads of the bolts. This can save a lot of grief later.
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