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[72dustyer]

My wife called me at work today, she sounded all frantic and said there was a puddle of "green stuff" on the garage floor. I checked it out when I got home and it was alot of "green stuff". Apparently my intake gasket decided to start leaking yesterday. Its been fine for two years now with 2k on a fresh build. It's just a small pin leak in the back of the intake\head area. I retourqued the bolts and it's better, but it just foams out then dribbles when gets hot. Any recommendations for a remedy? or maybe a better gasket. I think there's a fel-pro in there now, and I thought I RTV'd it enough when I installed it.

RPM air-gap inake
ported J-heads
Mopar cast aluminum valve covers
:cussing:

 

[rumblefish360]

Just open it back up and clean it up before you reseal it with the old gasket. No problem. Check oil for anti freezzzeeee.

 

[72dustyer]

Both gaskets were cracked and I'm surprised they weren't leaking earlier. Could this be from overtourquing, or lack of CC ventilation? I dont like those Mopar cast valve covers for that reason. I should drill those twist in holes out and put some open breathers in it.

 

[rumblefish360]

The over torqueing is a possible problem or not following the tightening sequence.
The MoPar valve covers are easy to do. I did mine in no time flat. I added 2 breathers in addition to the PCV and OE like breather to the air cleaner.