welpro222
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I pulled my valve covers tonight , because my ARP studs were leaking. I discovered I have coolant goop coating the inside of the valve covers and spots on the valve train. After I reseal each stud how can I clean this mess? Degreaser?
I'm just glad I didn't ruin my engine, I hope? I drove about 120 miles with the leakage.
Also can I pull one stud at a time to reseal with teflon tape and retorque to 100lbs? I just replace headgaskets 120 miles ago and added studs. I used Perm Thread sealant with Teflon and guess it wasn't right. Yes, I did tap out and clean all holes and studs first.
I'm just glad I didn't ruin my engine, I hope? I drove about 120 miles with the leakage.
Also can I pull one stud at a time to reseal with teflon tape and retorque to 100lbs? I just replace headgaskets 120 miles ago and added studs. I used Perm Thread sealant with Teflon and guess it wasn't right. Yes, I did tap out and clean all holes and studs first.
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