Originally posted by csf03716
thats a water passage....... hey just some food for thought...if you used a wire wheel to clean the bolts, and they were in sh*t shape to start withyou will end up with enough area for coolant to walk up the threads and leak out and any water passage area will always benefit from some sealant even if you just finger it on both sides of the gasket and let it set up a bit before torqin down...and tappin the bolt holes is worth the price of a tap...and gives ya friends somethin to do besides drink beer and hang around watchin you work.........
I just so happend to have cleaned all those bolts up with a wire wheel. Your either a mind reader or .... Hey wait, is that you Jim? Stop drink'n all my beer and come over here and tap these holes! Man, you hit that one on the head. Thanks for the input. Im gonna replace all the intake bolts now and hopefully that will take care of it.