My 360 has been sitting a year and after firing it up, it smoked real bad, after bringing it up to temperature its seems to have stopped smoking but there is a oil drip at #1 cylinder coming from exhaust manifold,could this be head gasket?
Oil drip from exhaust manifold at #1 cylinder
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I'd look close at the valve cover to see if it's running down to the manifold. Just a thought.
Alaskan_TA
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Common with valve covers.
Give each bolt a gentle twist to snug them up.
(this just happened with my Fury on the first start of the year)
Give each bolt a gentle twist to snug them up.
(this just happened with my Fury on the first start of the year)
pishta
I know I'm right....
Magnum heads have a machined valve cover surface and 10 bolts.....wonder why.....
MOPAROFFICIAL
Oogliboogli
To make it idiot-proof because some people can't figure out how to seal up a ******* valve cover gasket.... ?
Straighten the cover, tap out bolt holes flat..
Use cork. Light rtv to cover. Clean surface with brake clean, dont over torque...snug then a 1/4 turn more or about.
1/4 drive ratchet is ideal.
Marcohotrod
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the cork blend McCords suck - made in 4 pieces glued together, they do not hold up. depends on what type of valve cover for type of gasket. and thick cast aluminum covers are very good, with black rubber fel pro gaskets
pishta
I know I'm right....
I like the silicone covered wired gaskets under cast valve covers. Thick enough to clear the intake runners of AL intakes.
nm9stheham
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Well. there is not oil passage near there. Sure it is not coolant? That would be faaaaar more likely.
Marcohotrod
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oil drip from exhaust manifold-not blowby. blowby is evidenced by crankcase pressure-do u have a valvecover breather?
My 100 year of experience says it might be a worn exhaust valve guide or bad valve stem seal. Or that cylinder is pumping oil pass the rings.
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