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A missing top gasket on top of the thermostat won't cause the engine to run too hot. It will cause it to run too cool.
No there isn’t room to pull those two big bolts. My seeps oil too same place. It’s what it is. I’m not fretting over it. And very similarly of coolant too but not along that curve more to the other side of the block. You can get a wrench in to tighten the WP bolts, try that. Also check your hose clamps as well as the tstat housing bolts.Sorry to resurrect this one from the dead, but a couple of issues have come up in the few months since doing this work. Nothing major but wanted to include it here to sort of show how things went over time.
I got under the truck a few weeks back and noticed there is some light seeping of oil where the two lower timing cover bolts are on the cover. Oil seep is right where the timing cover seal contacts the front engine plate. The plate seal is right there creating sort of a seal sandwich in this area. The plate seal leaks a bit too but I don't think this is from that as its lower than the crank pulley seal and any leaks would need to defy gravity to be able to get engine oil where I see the seepage. The oil seep is not big enough to cause a drip, just I can see it seeping out a bit. Looks wet. Looks like it might coming actually from the bolts themselves. The seep is not big enough to warrant me tearing into the truck again to fix it. Wondering if I should try just torqueing the bottom bolts a bit to see if I can get the seep to stop. Worried about splitting the gasket there making things worse. Also wondering if I put enough thread sealant on the lower bolts. So question here: With the crank pulley on, is there enough clearance to be able to get the lower bolts out of the engine if I wanted to try and re-seal them on the next oil change. I could just try and re-torque them I guess but worried I'll break the sealant on the threads and make things worse.
Also when getting under here, I noticed some green coolant spots on the timing cover. I cannot for the life of me see any leaks anywhere that could be the source. Hard to see in there with everything in place. I just don't see any visible drips. Everything looks dry to me. I understand there are a ton of source possibilities in this area, but just wondering if there are some known areas I should concentrate on to find the leak source. These drops look like splatters on what would be the right(driver) lower side of the timing cover of looking at the engine head on. Not the front of the cover but on the side of it where the cover curves down toward the bottom. Like its being sprayed by the fan. I'll get photos next time I see it. Thought maybe a leak on the thermostat housing where it meets the engine block but I just don't see it. It also looks like the maybe some coolant stains are showing up on the little vacuum temp things in the thermostat housing (forget what they are called right now). Seems like a leak here would line up where I see the drips. But with the engine running I cannot see them.
Anyway just wanted some guidance on if there is a common location to check for coolant drips on this part of the timing cover. It also seems intermittent. Sometimes I see the coolant and sometimes not. Its quite cool here at the moment, but the truck does stay nice and cool at highway speeds. All coolant hose clamps seem plenty tight. As always thanks for any help here.
Sorry to resurrect this one from the dead, but a couple of issues have come up in the few months since doing this work. Nothing major but wanted to include it here to sort of show how things went over time.
I got under the truck a few weeks back and noticed there is some light seeping of oil where the two lower timing cover bolts are on the cover. Oil seep is right where the timing cover seal contacts the front engine plate. The plate seal is right there creating sort of a seal sandwich in this. The plate seal leaks a bit too but I don't think this is from that as its lower than the crank pulley seal and any leaks would need to defy gravity to be able to get engine oil where I see the seepage. The oil seep is not big enough to cause a drip, just I can see it seeping out a bit. Looks wet. Looks like it might coming actually from the bolts themselves. The seep is not big enough to warrant me tearing into the truck again to fix it. Wondering if I should try just torqueing the bottom bolts a bit to see if I can get the seep to stop. Worried about splitting the gasket there making things worse. Also wondering if I put enough thread sealant on the lower bolts. So question here: With the crank pulley on, is there enough clearance to be able to get the lower bolts out of the engine if I wanted to try and re-seal them on the next oil change. I could just try and re-torque them I guess but worried I'll break the sealant on the threads and make things worse.
Also when getting under here, I noticed some green coolant spots on the timing cover. I cannot for the life of me see any leaks anywhere that could be the source. Hard to see in there with everything in place. I just don't see any visible drips. Everything looks dry to me. I understand there are a ton of source possibilities in this area, but just wondering if there are some known areas I should concentrate on to find the leak source. These drops look like splatters on what would be the right(driver) lower side of the timing cover of looking at the engine head on. Not the front of the cover but on the side of it where the cover curves down toward the bottom. Like its being sprayed by the fan. I'll get photos next time I see it. Thought maybe a leak on the thermostat housing where it meets the engine block but I just don't see it. It also looks like the maybe some coolant stains are showing up on the little vacuum temp things in the thermostat housing (forget what they are called right now). Seems like a leak here would line up where I see the drips. But with the engine running I cannot see them.
Anyway just wanted some guidance on if there is a common location to check for coolant drips on this part of the timing cover. It also seems intermittent. Sometimes I see the coolant and sometimes not. Its quite cool here at the moment, but the truck does stay nice and cool at highway speeds. All coolant hose clamps seem plenty tight. As always thanks for any help here.
Did you tighten the cover with the crank pulley installed? If not then you may be leaking around the seal.
I just recently bought (after I did the job a second time) a small tourqe wrench from harbor freight and wondered if I can try and tighten it down a bit more or if it’s to late because of the sealant.