coolant in lifter valley, but no symptoms?
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coolant in lifter valley, but no symptoms?
Hello all,
I've recently purchased a 1977 Caprice with a 305, and decided to replace the stock Rochester 2v and iron intake with an Edelbrock performer RPM intake, and a Edelbrock 600 cfm 4v carburetor. Upon removal of the old iron, I noticed a very small puddle of coolant in the lifter valley near the #2 cylinder. There was no white smoke when started before the disassembly, and the oil, while dark brown/black, is not milky in appearance. I've only noticed coolant in that one corner. Could this be just a little spillage fron negotiating the old manifold out, or a more serious problem (bad head gasket, cracked head or block, etc.)?
I've recently purchased a 1977 Caprice with a 305, and decided to replace the stock Rochester 2v and iron intake with an Edelbrock performer RPM intake, and a Edelbrock 600 cfm 4v carburetor. Upon removal of the old iron, I noticed a very small puddle of coolant in the lifter valley near the #2 cylinder. There was no white smoke when started before the disassembly, and the oil, while dark brown/black, is not milky in appearance. I've only noticed coolant in that one corner. Could this be just a little spillage fron negotiating the old manifold out, or a more serious problem (bad head gasket, cracked head or block, etc.)?
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Re: coolant in lifter valley, but no symptoms?
if it is just a little bit i would think it might be from the intake when removing it.
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