Thread: Oil Leaking From Intake Bolts

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if you just coat the threads with a sealer that stops the wicking i use ss bolts as well in many of my engine builds . the oil wicks up the threads with no sealer.... sbc has open holes not a blind thread holes only on the out side intake bolts of the heads on sbc and most all heads are open in the valley to hot oil coming off push rods as well as some are open to the push rod holes oil can lay in and some drain back from heads as you have ahot EX cross over as well on some heads and in time with out sealer fines its way out. sealer fills the root part of the thread s stopping it from ever getting up to the head of the bolt or washer . sealer will lube the threads very well and will seal it just fine . if blind hole then a very thin coat of oil . every one as there own way that works but ss or plane coated steel bolt with a zinc coating there is realy no need for anti seize less it in bad weather.salt.or SS steel on SS steel were the bolt and the head is the same metal make up you will have threads seize up