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    Offline RDF

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    Headers and coolant
    « on: December 05, 2006 - 12:36:03 PM »
    Ok, I started to take my headers off last night and when I loosened the bolts that bolt them onto the heads, coolant started to leak out of one that was 90% out.  Maybe it's been that long since I've torn a motor down (about 10 years ago), but is coolant supposed to leak from those areas?  :dunno:
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    Bob

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    Re: Headers and coolant
    « Reply #1 on: December 05, 2006 - 12:39:05 PM »
    yep.. that's one of the water jackets.. on smallblocks.

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    Re: Headers and coolant
    « Reply #2 on: December 05, 2006 - 12:48:30 PM »
    Quote from: 71fish on December 05, 2006 - 12:39:05 PM
    yep.. that's one of the water jackets.. on smallblocks.

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     :jumping:   :jumping:  Thank GOD!  I thought I uncovered a bigger problem. 

    Thanks for the info!   :2thumbs:
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    Re: Headers and coolant
    « Reply #3 on: December 05, 2006 - 01:38:53 PM »
    Good to know...I would have crapped myself...thinking I had a cracked block...lol
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    Offline tactransman

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    Re: Headers and coolant
    « Reply #4 on: December 05, 2006 - 01:39:06 PM »
    Put studs in all four end holes and you won't have to mess with antifreeze if you take them back off later. :2thumbs:
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    Re: Headers and coolant
    « Reply #5 on: December 05, 2006 - 02:47:45 PM »
    Big blocks leak out of all the holes. Scared the be-Jesus out of me!!   :scared:  :scared:  :scared: I thought I did something wrong.  :lol:

    Just be sure to clean the bolts well before you install them again, and use some type of sealer, or the anti-freeze will seep out. Here is a couple of examples.


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