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Re: COOLANT LEAK,1997 5.7 VORTEC
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/30/2002

What brand of gaskets did you use? Were they the plasic gaskets with the rubber built in beads? You cannot use conventional gaskets as they won't seal properly. (we have found this out the hard way) Did you only torque to 11 ft-lbs as that's all that is requir... Login to read more.