Got motor put together tonight. Have BIG problem
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Got motor put together tonight. Have BIG problem
So tonight i finally got my motor back together. When i was filling the cooling system, water started to come out the back of the passenger side head. When i installed the crossover line i know the bolt threaded in properly when i started it. But it must have a bad thread in the head that caused the bolt to not want to install straight. So i was wondering if i can not easily fix this if i could put a plug in the back of the heads and make a crossover line for the front of the motor? This would save me from having to remove the heads.
#2
Re: Got motor put together tonight. Have BIG problem
i feel like the accessory bracket would be in your way on the passenger side...
did you use the proper GM rubber washers? auto parts store oil plug washers will not work. a bad thread shouldn't matter as long as the bolt is straight and flush, it's all about those washers and getting the bolt torqued to 30 ft/lbs ish
did you use the proper GM rubber washers? auto parts store oil plug washers will not work. a bad thread shouldn't matter as long as the bolt is straight and flush, it's all about those washers and getting the bolt torqued to 30 ft/lbs ish
Last edited by AdsoYo; 05-08-2018 at 12:38 AM.
#3
Re: Got motor put together tonight. Have BIG problem
i feel like the accessory bracket would be in your way on the passenger side...
did you use the proper GM rubber washers? auto parts store oil plug washers will not work. a bad thread shouldn't matter as long as the bolt is straight and flush, it's all about those washers and getting the bolt torqued to 30 ft/lbs ish
did you use the proper GM rubber washers? auto parts store oil plug washers will not work. a bad thread shouldn't matter as long as the bolt is straight and flush, it's all about those washers and getting the bolt torqued to 30 ft/lbs ish
#4
Re: Got motor put together tonight. Have BIG problem
I have seen people replace the rear bracket with custom AN lines, so that isn't an issue. I do not however know if that would impact cooling.
A better question to answer though, is if the head is gacked enough that the steam pipe won't seal, why would a plug?
A better question to answer though, is if the head is gacked enough that the steam pipe won't seal, why would a plug?
#5
Re: Got motor put together tonight. Have BIG problem
you need 2 seals per steam pipe side. One on each side of the steam pipe where the bolt goes through into the head
if the threads in the head got FU...going to have to re-tap
if the threads in the head got FU...going to have to re-tap
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