noticed it at the track.. at one of the head studs on the water jacket side of the head of the stud is outside the head. its only when its warm. it was petering out. at 1st i thought i lifted a head but it was only comming out of that 1 stud, and none out arount the head gasket.

 

The obvious would be the stud(s) is/are not sealed. Seems to happen to a lot of people with studs. What was used to seal them?

 

previous owner installed them, id assume RVT sealant... but my concern is will it cause a problem?

 

Heck yeah, it's going to be a problem. The cooling system is meant to be sealed tight. I would be concerned that if one was leaking, others will too (and inside the valve cover). Cooling passages can get clogged by RTV. I would not use if for sealing threads. A non-hardening sealer should be used.

 

I like this stuff....

http://www.permatex.com/products/Aut...ad_Sealant.htm

 

As I always say when this comes up, USE #2 SEALANT, only use this stuff. I along with quite a few others have never had a problem using it on head studs, while others use the arp sealant, other thread sealants, rtv, etc, etc and it all leaks.

 

Brand name???

 

I like the above stuff too.

The permatex #2 seems very "slick" for some wierd reason and I would be worried about something coming loose. I noticed this once when I used it on rocker studs.

 

use pipe dope

 

Have you let it set up then touched it, its very tacky.