malc350
Well-known member
patching the leak up with RTV from the outside (i.e. without removing the intake)?
I posted a previous thread about intake gasket replacement and thought I did a real good job with cleaning the surfaces and bought another tube of RTV to make sure the front and back of the block are well sealed.
I still had a huge oil leak but that turned out to be the oil pressure sender and I also replaced the oil pressure switch for in surance.
I cannot believe that I have noticed a slight leak from the back of the intake again - it's very slight - on the passenger side where the intake meets the block and easily accessible if I remove the distributor.
Question is, has anyone had any success with repairing a leak like this by cleaning the external surfaces and sealing with RTV?
I don't really want to remove the intake again as I've actually done this twice and had a diiferent leak each time! Chances are I'll remove the intake to repair this leak and then have another leak elsewhere!!!
I find theis hard to understand. Is this an L98 thing, having to do the job over and over (and it's not a nice job!) I have only ever had to do this job once whenever I've done it, including on an LT1 where it was leak-free, first time!
I posted a previous thread about intake gasket replacement and thought I did a real good job with cleaning the surfaces and bought another tube of RTV to make sure the front and back of the block are well sealed.
I still had a huge oil leak but that turned out to be the oil pressure sender and I also replaced the oil pressure switch for in surance.
I cannot believe that I have noticed a slight leak from the back of the intake again - it's very slight - on the passenger side where the intake meets the block and easily accessible if I remove the distributor.
Question is, has anyone had any success with repairing a leak like this by cleaning the external surfaces and sealing with RTV?
I don't really want to remove the intake again as I've actually done this twice and had a diiferent leak each time! Chances are I'll remove the intake to repair this leak and then have another leak elsewhere!!!
I find theis hard to understand. Is this an L98 thing, having to do the job over and over (and it's not a nice job!) I have only ever had to do this job once whenever I've done it, including on an LT1 where it was leak-free, first time!