[TR] Subject: Weeping head bolts

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The factory used " Wire (lead) under nut", A/R,   Part #  30123
It is 0.026" dia. and soft. 
 I always carried this in my racing spares, and used it when  installing 
any TR2/4A head.
The real issue is an unseen leak under the rocker cover.
 
TR Regards,
Hardy
 
 
John & Pat Donnelly" <pdonnel1 at san.rr.com>
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Subject: [TR] Weeping head  bolts
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When running the engine for the first time after  installing my new Mad Marx
rear oil seal I noticed that a couple of the head  bolts were weeping water
up through the threads. There were two of them on  the manifold side on each
side of #2 cylinder. One built up a little puddle  (about a teaspoon worth)
while the other just showed little bubbles. I've  never seen this before.



During the install, while the engine was  apart,  I had removed the head
bolts for the first time in the engine's  44 year life. There was a lot of
crud built up on the bolts that I scraped  off. The nuts are torqued down to
105 lbs.



Anybody seen this  before? Will it stop?



Johnnie

'67  TR4A