All good info here. Well, the studs looked a bit of a mess since they had two previous attempts to seal them. But, yeah. I think they didn't set properly because what I found was soft and slimy and only near the top. Oil had been seeping past.
I have a limited stock of chemicals. The blue threadlocker I used the first time is the only one that actually says on the label that it is also a thread sealer. I also found I had Permatex RTV in Red, Blue and Black. Only the red one says on the label that it is for filling and sealing. So I decided to double my chances.
I cleaned off the studs with solvent, a wire wheel, then solvent again. For the bolt holes I blew them out with brake clean as before. Then I found a 7/16 bolt and cleaned it with wire wheel and solvent. I chased the threads on each hole twice with this bolt, cleaning it with paper towel and solvent in between each time. I did the blue threadlocker again on the ends of each stud and I did a smear of the red RTV around the top of each stud and under the head. Then I put it all back together. I'll try it tomorrow.
Sam
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