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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">It should not be wet, you've got a leak somewhere.<br>Might or might not leak past the nut, ordinary antifreeze has a mild stop leak that can seal tiny leaks (like threads).<br>-- Randall<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 February 2020 17:07:18 GMT-08:00, jpaynepbr@cox.net wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I recently pulled the head off of my ’59 TR3 as part of an overall inspection and oil re-seal (hahaha!).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Engine was rebuilt about 8 years ago and only has about 8k on it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Head studs were all replaced at the time of the rebuild. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">All studs were easily removed with the exception of the front RH one, which was corroded and wet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">From a coolant perspective, there was absolutely nothing wrong – no lost coolant, no overheating, no seeping, in fact the car ran reliably at 165 degrees regardless of temperature outside, so steady in fact that I doubted the temp gauge and checked all the time with an infra red thermometer – always 165.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Is this stud supposed to be “wet” or do I have an internal crack somewhere that isn’t leaking to the outside? Wouldn’t it have leaked past the head bolt and washer when hot?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jonas <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>