front timing chain cover

Sounds like a plan, though I'd personally omit the spray sealer and just wipe a thin, even coat of Right Stuff on the cover side of the gasket in it's place.

Be sure you keep track of which bolt goes where when you take the front dress off of the engine/heads. I like to clean and mark each bolt head with a number. Then I draw a graphic representation of the layout of the bolts as seen from the front of the engine and/or take a few pictures with my phone of all of them in place and numbered. That and keeping any spacers, washers, and nuts with their respective bolts goes a long way towards easy reassembly.

All:
I was able to tighten the bolts holding the timing chain cover on the front of the block and the coolant stopped dripping. I was surprised how loose the bolts were and plan on using new lock washers with thread sealant for a more permanent fix. I'm going to try to remove just the bolts without taking out the radiator. I know I will need to remove the alternator, belts fan, pullys and brackets to get to the bolts. Some were pretty hard to just get a wrench on to tighten without taking anything off.

Think I can do this without removing the radiator? I was concerned that the timing chain cover bolts would be too long to remove with the radiator in place?

Thanks

Steve

thanks for the good ideas!!