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Old 11-21-2009, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ZOERA-SC7XX View Post
Same happened to me with my MSD/RPM setup. I pulled the distributor up a couple inches, squirted some high-temp RTV gasket maker in there and tightened it back up. I waited until the next day to run it and it did not leak. About five bucks for the tube of RTV.
I found some oil pooled in the back curve of the distributor well when I replaced my MSD. I'm surprised there's so much wet blowby that high on the engine.

The only problem with the RTV trick is that it might hinder adjusting the timing, or leak after having the distro twisted against it.
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