# 6 cylinder header bolt oil leak

[Racer X]

7 hours ago, Zed Head said:

I'll bet you still think "old idot" when you read about some 40 year old crashing his vehicle.  I do.  But I shouldn't.

Nah.

Lately most everyone is younger than me, so they are a bunch of “kids”.

There is only one guy my age on the crew I am currently working with at The Big Shed, everyone else is in their 40’s or younger.

What gets me is when one of the younger guys whines that he is getting too old for this work. I point out I’m old enough to be his dad (or grandpa), and I outwork him every day.

[kully 560]

yes I will be 65 in august, and when I was working I all ways out work the kids. when a job had to be done right away the boss all ways put the older guy on it . it seemed most of the kids in my job had 1 speed!!! I spent almost 40 years in the line work field climbing in and out of bucket trucks and trenches and now I am paying for it. some days are good and others take a little time to get moving .but life goes on and I am not going to stop, I work through it . the good news is I can still get my leg over the harley  !!!!!!!!!

Edited March 18, 2021 by kully 560

[Racer X]

2 hours ago, kully 560 said:

yes I will be 65 in august, and when I was working I all ways out work the kids. when a job had to be done right away the boss all ways put the older guy on it . it seemed most of the kids in my job had 1 speed!!! I spent almost 40 years in the line work field climbing in and out of bucket trucks and trenches and now I am paying for it. some days are good and others take a little time to get moving .but life goes on and I am not going to stop, I work through it . the good news is I can still get my leg over the harley  !!!!!!!!!

August?

Small world, eh?

So you were a lineman? 
 

I worked 30 years at a public utility, in vehicle maintenance. The majority of the work was on bucket trucks, and I was a hydraulic specialist. But I also worked on the rest of the fleet, and did lots of fabrication work too.

Now I build airplanes at the largest building in the world. At least for another 5 months or so.

 

 

Edited March 18, 2021 by Racer X

[kully 560]

good luck with your retirement it is the best thing I ever did !! my joints feel better since I retired but is still the my age but better. I did just check the head bolts and at 54 lbs nothing moved ! I am afraid to maybe go to 60 lbs what do you think ?

[kully 560]

now that I was thinking about it I might leave the torque setting alone. the torque wrench click at 54 lbs so it must be tighter than that . I am going to drive it again and check to see where it is leaking from with a fresh gunk job and maybe see where it is staring from. I wonder if it could be a rear main seal maybe throwing the oil back up there , the oil pan looks good also. I would think if it were the rear main seal it would throw it back on the tranny!

[Patcon]

I still suspect valve cover

[Racer X]

1 hour ago, kully 560 said:

now that I was thinking about it I might leave the torque setting alone. the torque wrench click at 54 lbs so it must be tighter than that . I am going to drive it again and check to see where it is leaking from with a fresh gunk job and maybe see where it is staring from. I wonder if it could be a rear main seal maybe throwing the oil back up there , the oil pan looks good also. I would think if it were the rear main seal it would throw it back on the tranny!

I agree with Zed and Patcon, the cam cover is the most likely suspect in that area. Check the cover bolts for torque first.

[kully 560]

yes I put the cam cover back on, cleaned the gasket and head where the gasket meets and torqued down to 84" pounds. when the cover was off I felt around the back of the head and it was dry. unless it is a slow drip above the #6 header pipe in the rear corner that is all I can think of. it is hard to see as my oil never turns black I all ways try to keep the oil pretty clean. so later this week when the weather clears up I'll take it for a run and see what happens . if it is still leaking I order a new cam cover gasket and change it. that would be blessing if that was it but for some reason I have my doubts.