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Re: Cyl Head Bolt-F-250 Ford 5.8 eng
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 11/9/2001

Don,

The head bolts in the 351W Ford motors are threaded into blind holes and do not go into the water jacket. They should not need sealer on them like a 350 Chevy. If water is coming up around the head bolt, I suspect a head gasket failure in the area of th... Login to read more.