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Originally Posted by Lovel
The tightness of the set screws clamping the inlet manifold is often overlooked as the engine manifold settles down over time and heat cycles the screws lose some tension and coolant has the ability to weep into the cylinders 1,2,4,6. If allowed to lay long enough the coolant build up could be significant. Every time I have worked on a KV6 I always try and nip the set screws up.
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Thanks for the reply, whenever I've changed thermostats I always add a bead of blue hylomar which I believe is unnecessary according to the book but it gives me a bit more security.
As in the above reply Lovel, your work is well known and your opinion valued, what do you think of the state of this gasket and the presence of water in No2 cylinder? If concluding this gasket has leaked would you have gone any further and removed the headgasket?
Regards