Intake Sealant Question

[daveh]

I'm installing an aluminum intake into my stock 340 heads.  Do I need any sealant on any of those bolts? Do any of those holes go into the water jacket?  Thanks

Dave

[burdar]

No intake bolts go into water.  However, most of them are exposed to the valley area where there is a lot of oil film flying around.  If you don't use a sealer, oil "could" wick up the threads and pool on top of the intake.  I'd use a thread sealer to be safe. 

[daveh]

Thanks

[daveh]

What are the torque specs on the intake 30 or 35 ft-lbs?

[wantone]

35 -  good site:
www.mymopar.com/torquespecs.htm

[Mopar Mitch]

Daveh -- make certain you clean and tap/chase all the threadings in the heads, as well as bolts, too.... will make installation a breeze.  None of the bolts enter coolant passages, but with the exclusion of the 4-outer bolts, the rest are exposed to internal oil mist... you really don't need any chemical applied other than light oil (I use a light spread of trans fluid or light-weight oil, or even silicone spray on the bolts... never any problems with leakage).

Be certain to use a dab of RTV at the 4-outer corners where the end seals and side rail gaskets intersect.

I used to be a Fel-Pro gasket engineer through the 70s-90s... I wrote the instructions that are within most of the FP gasket sets.