-=> Quoting Landon Robinson to Joel Heckman <=-
LR> to the surprize of everyone and froze the entire engine. Freeze plugs
LR> that had been small leaks are now water fountains, the radiator leaks
LR> even worse now, upon pulling the dip stick to check the oil I found
LR> out that there is water in the oil, and the gooseneck for the upper
LR> radiator hose sprays water in all directions.
Freeze plugs are cheap, as are thermostat gaskets. Best look for bubbles
in the radiator, caused by combustion gases (which would explain it
leaking more), and if it's OK, change the oil.
LR> cylendar that can be sleeved but I love the heads and don't want to go
LR> all over town trying to find new ones. My guess is that I have either
LR> an intake leak or a blown head gasket. Before the engine froze I had a
LR> little bit a steam coming out one tail pipe that went away after the
LR> engine warmed up, it wasn't ordinary steam from condensation in the
LR> mufflers it was alot more out one side than the other.
That might be caused by the thermostatic control on the passenger side
exhaust manifold which forces exhaust to go through a passage under the
intake to heat the carburetor. It then exits the other side exhaust, but
would open up in a couple of minutes of running.
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* Origin: River Canyon Rd. BBS Chattanooga, Tn (1:362/627)
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