1985 Pontiac Firebird manifold leaking?

Tiny
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Engine Cooling problem
1985 Pontiac Firebird V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic 58k miles

I have a 1985 Pontiac Firebird trans am and after replacing the thermostat and the water outlet I noticed that there are minor very small deposits of antifreeze on the right corner of the manifold where the screws are. These only come out when the car starts in the morning ( assuming because the thermostat is closed ) but later on you don't see them if I wipe them off. My question is do I need to repair the gaskets right away or maybe a stop leak ( such as bar's head gasket fix or radioator stop leaks will do the job until I save some money to replace the gasket?
I keep an eye for water leaks into the oil and this hasnt happend yet and the coolant level does not go down one drop.

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Friday, September 19th, 2008 AT 3:40 PM

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Tiny
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Gasket would be best but what is probably happening is anti is wicking up bolt threads and puddling. Very common you get sone teflon liquid pull out bolts clean and coat torque. Should do it.
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Friday, September 19th, 2008 AT 3:49 PM
Tiny
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Im sorry I should of said that the leak is coming from where the manifold and the block get together in the corner where the first two screws hold those two together. Someone told me to just add an epoxy but I am afraid the leak may go inside and that is not good.
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Friday, September 19th, 2008 AT 4:24 PM
Tiny
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Like I said gasket would be best
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Friday, September 19th, 2008 AT 4:29 PM

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