SM Head Install... forgetting anything?

Remove the block plugs on each side and drain so you don’t get coolant osode the cylinders. Then you don’t have to waste time cleaning it out of where it doesn’t belong. 9/16” Six point socket is your friend.

RTV blue is always whats on things that are leaking and need fixed. Could be operator error, but why is it never any other color? It is the last thing I’d ever use.

permatex black RTV or the right stuff has always been good.
That was my first thought...' RTV blue??'
Black, grey, copper...all better than water pump blue. Blue is great on water pumps...but the intake is exposed to the crankcase oil and its higher temps.