How did i know that you were gonna reply to this post? It is welcomed, Thank you!
I did end up getting the sensor to seal using stuff I had laying around the garage. I did put anti seize on the sensors before, but apparently it had caked up and caused an uneven condition not ideal for sealing. I gently used a brass bristle wire brush and cleaned off all the old anti seize from the threads, and the sealing washer as best as i could. I used a scotch brite pad and some emory cloth to clean up the header o2 bung sealing surface and then wiped everything down with isopropyl alcohol. I didn't apply any anti seize this time I installed thinking that there was plenty of compound left in the threaded bung to do the job...time will tell.
Anyway, I installed the sensor and torqued to 35 ft lbs, per my maintenance manual. Cranked up the shop vac and there are no more leaks from the o2 sensor. Problem solved. I ran the truck to the store and back and still had a lean condition. Got off the horn with the cajun tuner guru Joe and he advised reflashing/clearing memory. All seems well and ok now.
Nick name, thanks for your expeditious reply. If the thorough cleaning didn't work, a trip to Napa would have been next. Thanks, Dan
