intake gasket is sweating coolant?
Hey everyone i recently did my intake gasket around the middle of march and so far havent had any leaks, its been a few weeks since i last ran the engine because ive been busy and tonight i noticed the intake gasket appeared to be wicking coolant on all four corners but only on the exposed part of the gasket that lays against the head, you could barely see some green along the intake only on the top side and a few tiny little specs of what seemed to be coolant, these spots were tiny and there was only a few on two of the corners. again no major drips or significant amount, you almost couldnt see it without a flashlight, just barely enough to moisten the tip of your finger but not enough to wet it, heads, china walls and intake were cleaned thoroughly and wiped with alcohol, i used some permatex #2 around the water jackets on both sides of the gasket and rtv on the china walls. i have no way of getting a torque wrench on most of the bolts but i did tighten in the proper sequence and went over them gradually about 6 or 7 times to ensure they were tightened evenly. I ran the engine 3 or 4 times to confirm there were no leaks but only recently 2 or 3 weeks ago took it on its first drive since i got it back together, it slipped my mind to retorque the intake bolts after a few heat cycles, i checked them tonight and i got a few to move maybe 1/8 of a turn and the rest did move but barely, i was using a 3/8 wrench and was putting a pretty good amount of force on it but i deff dont want to break bolts off especially with it being threaded in aluminum. Im just kinda bummed, i really dont want to have to pull the intake again. I wiped the gasket off to make sure it was dry after i checked the torque and will check it tomorrow, should i only be checking the torque with the engine cold or hot?
You can see how far the gasket is wicking. there was only a hint of coolant at the 4 corners, where it is here it is not wet at all, doesnt really feel damp but you can see where the gasket is darker. Valve cover doesnt seem to be seeping at all. Looks like this on the other side as well. There is no sign of coolant at all on the vertical areas on the head or intake
Hey everyone i recently did my intake gasket around the middle of march and so far havent had any leaks, its been a few weeks since i last ran the engine because ive been busy and tonight i noticed the intake gasket appeared to be wicking coolant on all four corners but only on the exposed part of the gasket that lays against the head, you could barely see some green along the intake only on the top side and a few tiny little specs of what seemed to be coolant, these spots were tiny and there was only a few on two of the corners. again no major drips or significant amount, you almost couldnt see it without a flashlight, just barely enough to moisten the tip of your finger but not enough to wet it, heads, china walls and intake were cleaned thoroughly and wiped with alcohol, i used some permatex #2 around the water jackets on both sides of the gasket and rtv on the china walls. i have no way of getting a torque wrench on most of the bolts but i did tighten in the proper sequence and went over them gradually about 6 or 7 times to ensure they were tightened evenly. I ran the engine 3 or 4 times to confirm there were no leaks but only recently 2 or 3 weeks ago took it on its first drive since i got it back together, it slipped my mind to retorque the intake bolts after a few heat cycles, i checked them tonight and i got a few to move maybe 1/8 of a turn and the rest did move but barely, i was using a 3/8 wrench and was putting a pretty good amount of force on it but i deff dont want to break bolts off especially with it being threaded in aluminum. Im just kinda bummed, i really dont want to have to pull the intake again. I wiped the gasket off to make sure it was dry after i checked the torque and will check it tomorrow, should i only be checking the torque with the engine cold or hot?
You can see how far the gasket is wicking. there was only a hint of coolant at the 4 corners, where it is here it is not wet at all, doesnt really feel damp but you can see where the gasket is darker. Valve cover doesnt seem to be seeping at all. Looks like this on the other side as well. There is no sign of coolant at all on the vertical areas on the head or intake
