Can't figure out this damned oil leak

jos51700 said

And that brings up a good point. If you was working on my motor, I'd have faith in it because you have 'commonsense'. If you RTV'd a seal, I reckon it'd be fine.

I've seen oil pumps clogged up because guys used a tube of RTV per valve cover gasket. Common sense...ain't common.

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Oh my Lord from ZION! Remember when RTV first hit the scene? Blue was ALL there was. I've seen a Ford 302 that literally had it oozing from every single gasket joint including the head gaskets. It was awful. I was either 18 or 19 working for a small independent shop. We pulled it, cleaned it up and regasketed the whole thing. Surprisingly it was ok after that.