Posted by TBR (IP: 205.188.198.42) on July 04, 1999 at 10:36:49:
In Reply to: clogged water jacket????? posted by Steve-S on July 03, 1999 at 16:19:00:
...or eating creatine! Those heads are HEAVY!! I always found putting it back on much harder than taking it off. If you haven't done this before, make sure you have two long bolts with the heads cut off & slotted for a screwdiver to use as guides. This will save you a kinked head gasket and slipped disk;)
: Well I got the head off. Drained the radiator and left the draincock open. When I lifted the head I heard a bit of water running out the back end of the motor. When I got the head off enough to look (ever done that alone w/o a lift?) and noticed that there was sufficient water there to fill Cyl #6. Thankfully that Cyl was near the top of it's stroke. Alot of water ran over and onto the ground. I got most of the water out of 6 before it could run down but not all. I know I'm going to have to drain the oil and drop the pan now (Damn. Just did that a month ago.). The 2 water paths at the very back are still full of coolant. I used a basting bulb to pull some out but it just keeps setling back. It's not raised in the front so I'm assuming that it should've drained thru the radiator. I don't recall this happening before when I removed the head. Maybe I've simply forgotten it. Is this normal (stupid question?)? or is the water jacket clogged? If clogged what can I check/try besides a power flush?
: Thanks
: Steve-S
: PS. 1971 I6/200, No AC, No Power anything.