I have 98 Z71 with an old 350 Vortec for my daily driver. It has a slow water leak that I think is coming from behind the intake manifold. I was told that the intake gasket on these had a tendency to leak here. Anybody ever try to stop a leak like this with something like Bar's Leaks? Will it hurt anything for me to try?

 

I had a 97 that had a leak in the back half of the manifold, I would jsut go ahead and have it fixed becasue it will jsut get worse and cause alot more problems.

 

Yeah, that's the smart thing to do. I just heard it was no easy job to get the whole intake off (top and Bottom). Plus the gasket set ain't cheap. I guess I'll get off my lazy butt and get to work.

 

yep, i did mine under warranty and you know how much those guys charge but the bill was like $800.00 becaue they had to take the heads off to get to the leak.

 

Ok, I just got sick to my stomach. I hope I don't have to pull the heads. Guess I better change the oil in the Camaro. Sounds like I may be putting a few miles on it in the near future.

 

Whats up Wilbur? Sent ya a PM. Coming back from Iraq on the 7th. Gonna do the LS1 swap in the 'Bird when I get back. I'll holler at ya later..

 

The intake manifold actually isn't as hard as some would make it out to be, I know of some techs that can do them in 30 minutes.

 

You can also install a 7 pound cap instead of the 15 pound one and try some stop leak for now. I have used them for 15 years on a few cars with no problems and the lower pressure extends hose and seal life too especailly in older cars and trucks.

 

Cool. Glad to hear your on your way back dude. Sent you a PM back.

 

I think I'm gonna try and tackle the intake this weekend and hope that I don't have to pull the heads. I never thought of putting a 7 pound cap on there. May do that anyway to help prevent further leaks in the future. Thanks for the info guys.