coolant leak - not elbows or intake gasket?

[Scottydoggs]

timing cover you smear some rtv a 2 inches up from the pan on both sides, (i went up to the locating pin) lay the gasket in, smear some more rtv on the gasket 2 inches up, then smear some on the oil pan gasket. nothing to thick, just a thin smear.

i just made all the bolts good and tight. all but the right side bottom 2 for the crank sensor, those are 13 ft lbs.

i also used thread sealant on the cover bolts, some of them go into the blocks coolant jackets. a little insurance, the 4 long water pump bolts get sealant for sure.

you want to use the sealant on the lim bolts too. same deal water jackets of the heads.

[upmichigan]

timing cover you smear some rtv a 2 inches up from the pan on both sides, (i went up to the locating pin) lay the gasket in, smear some more rtv on the gasket 2 inches up, then smear some on the oil pan gasket. nothing to thick, just a thin smear.

i just made all the bolts good and tight. all but the right side bottom 2 for the crank sensor, those are 13 ft lbs.

i also used thread sealant on the cover bolts, some of them go into the blocks coolant jackets. a little insurance, the 4 long water pump bolts get sealant for sure.

you want to use the sealant on the lim bolts too. same deal water jackets of the heads.

Got it - thanks. However - I'm not seeing an oil pan gasket. Looks like it was just sealed with white/gray sealant instead - sound normal? I'm assuming black RTV is OK here...

Also - do you wait for RTV to cure for any length of time before filling and running?