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Originally Posted by epswing
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That's not a leak, it's a peep, less than a weep, but not even close to a seep. After 17 years and probably those crappy HD base gaskets, you're lucky it's just that. Wipe it off and ride. Mine had a weep, borderline seep up front after just a couple years, not a big deal. After owning aircooled VW's for years, that kind of weep/seep is common.
Don't go down the rabbit hole. You're overthinking the entire issue.
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Originally Posted by Hippysmack
Unless you have a grasp on the affects of changing bolt hole size, do as the factory did.
Drilling the holes out will INCREASE vacuum.
If you are imploding base gaskets, you may have too much vacuum already.
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See any EVIDENCE of "imploding base gaskets"?
I'm actually running "big bore" breather bolts with NO imploding gaskets. In fact, I don't even have any weeping gaskets. My engine is extremely leak free. Real world results instead of speculation. 
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I don't care what you are running.
This thread is for the op, he doesn't care what you are running either.
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I don't care what you are running.
This thread is for the op, he doesn't care what you are running either.
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You're right. It's all about YOU as usual.
Just sharing actual experience vs your speculation.
Do you SEE any EVIDENCE of "imploding base gaskets" in the OPs' pics?
YOU said he "may have too much vacuum already". With the OE restricted bolts?
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Has anyone seen Alice lately? Her Uber ride is here.
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last time i saw her is when she and john kay took off for a magic carpet ride.
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Thanks bustert
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'81 Andrews "Y" cams, K. Black 9-1 pistons
'03 1250 NRHS stage two Lightning heads, SE536 cams, mik flat slide 42
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