I would just remove the suspect nut and put fresh yellow stuff on it and
torque it back into place. Make sure the inside of the nut is as clean
and dry as possible before you put it back.

If they are VW wbx heads then there is a common crack area that often
appears to be one of the upper nuts when it is really a crack very close
by to it.

Mark

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> OK I've posted some of this story on Facebook, just got back from Everybus. Condensed version: replaced right side head gasket two weeks ago. Put about 150 miles on the van before leaving Friday for Everybus, no problems (well couple of minor ones). 170 miles into the trip Friday coolant light starts blinking. Pull over, let it cool, top it off and hit the road. 10 miles later blinking again. Do the same. Repeat 3 more times but get to Everybus. Every time I stopped, nothing dripping from the van, engine is dry. Folks are telling me I didn't burp it. I'm skeptical. Today coming home it was low about every 100 miles, light would come on, but now I'm seeing drips from the right side. It "APPEARS", very hard to tell, but it appears to be leaking around one of the upper cylinder head nuts (torqued to 40lbs and I used the yellow goop) With the AFM, air filter, hoses, etc. it is hard to see, but that is what it is looking like. Is it customary to retorque the heads after xxx miles? Long
ing for an inline 4, Suby, Zetec, just about anything else besides this waterboxer!! Jeff
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