Cometic gasket missing a bolt hole?!?!

[BoroDrifter]

So when I rebuilt my motor I neglected to replcae the bolt on the head next to the distributor.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/borokingu/nobolt.jpg
That one. So I went to put it in and I noticed that there is not a hole in the cometic gasket for said bolt.

There is a slight oil leak at the hole which 1. makes a lot of smoke off the xhaust manifold = annoying

and 2 I seem to lose a slight bit of head pressure which scares the hell out of me.

Has any one ever had to tap this hole into the gasket? Could I have been sent the wrong year ie. does a different year KA not have this bolt?

[kingkilburn]

Why does the outside of your head and manifold look oil soaked? The inside looks brand new.

[BoroDrifter]

It's gold. :coolugh:

[BoroDrifter]

is there a safe way to punch a hole in the gasket?

[Vernal]

lightly drill a hole

[BoroDrifter]

akward angle without removing the head and that will be las resort. I need a dremel with a flexable tube/head...

[Vernal]

yea probably a dremel would be your best bet. Or maybe a small 90 degree angle drill might work. Are you sure you got the right one and install it right? Just want to make sure.

[BoroDrifter]

It fits right other than this one botl. I'm wondering if the later models didn't have this bolt and I possibly was sent that gasket. I'll try and find a drill that fits tonight.

[Chrischeezer]

lol!! omg, ur block is WHITE!!

if u wind up drilling it somehow: use alot of grease to catch all the metal shavings so ur threads wont be jammed up.

[NI_YON_Zenki]

Damn 13 KA's, weird, looks like the bolt is outside the "specified" gasket area. Between the timing chain cover & headgasket, I wouldn't think drops that far down? lol.

when the timing cover comes over that section, just use blue gasket.

[kingkilburn]

Nope, that hole is definitely on the head not the cover.

[BoroDrifter]

it goes from the head to the front cover. It doesn't bolt to the block. I drilled it out last night. Later this week when I get back to the shop I'll seal a bolt in with RTV and see if she still leaks.