302 headbolt coolant leak

mike stevens

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I had overheated my 302. warped heads, blown headgaskets. I got the heads ck.d and freshened up. reinstalled everything. I reused my arp headbolts. Which is supposed to be o/k. I have 2 outside drivers side bolts leaking water. I used engine oil on the threads, never had that kind of problem before. Should I be using teflon paste instead? Or is there another answer?

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Some of those bolts need pipe dope sealant
There the out side ones
And mabe the inside around cylinder water jackets
 

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All of the lower bolts holes are open, into the water jackets and require sealant on the bolts. The upper head bolts holes are all blind and require lube only.
 

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