i put the radiator back in today and while filling it up water started flowing out of the valve covers??? (please dont be blown gaskets) i have a different set up for the intake so the hoses coming from the valve covers arnt hooked up yet. (the water is flowing from those hoses)

 

 

please help

 

 

thanks guys...

More info please

 

Did you take off the intake manifold?

 

do you have your heater lines hooked up

 

if you pull the plugs is the cylinder full of water?

 

did you pull the freeze plugs to pull the pistons?

 

Have you had the heads off?

ive done nothing to the engine like that. i blew the radiator, then removed it. i gave it a lil fix and hooked it back up. when i was filling the radiator up water started flowing out of the hoses that connect to the valve covers. my heater hoses are fine. i dont get it. did i blow the head gaskets?

nope, you blew the freeze plugs in one of the heads is my bet...

they are in the head? well thats most likly it cause is runs perfect it just pumps water out of those lines.

 

 

yay this is easy.

 

 

thanx man:headbang:

If water is pumping out of the PVC hoses then it's also being pumped right through the oil return passages and into the oil pan.

idk. i hope not. it its just the plugs why would it pump into my oil pan?

 

If water is pumping out of the PVC hoses then it's also being pumped right through the oil return passages and into the oil pan.

i've had 2 engines do this. pull the valve covers off, and find the plugs somewhere within. i had to drop the whole engine/x-member in order to get enough room to get a hammer and punch and pop 'em back in. once that's done, change oil/filter.

 

-mike

dude ur a lifesaver!!! thanx so much, but whats causes it?

 

 

rock on:headbang:

 

i've had 2 engines do this. pull the valve covers off, and find the plugs somewhere within. i had to drop the whole engine/x-member in order to get enough room to get a hammer and punch and pop 'em back in. once that's done, change oil/filter.

 

-mike

mine were from the water freezing, as far as i know anyway. both ea-63 and ea-71 ran good after fixing those head plugs

 

-mike

i gotta pull the thing out now... think i can lifet it by myself? i was thinkin about puttin the engine on the bed and fixin my oil leaks and throw out at the same time.

fixed!!

fixed!!

 

***************in:headbang:

 

-mike

i didnt mention that i didnt pull the engine or drop it. i just unbolted it and put a little floor jack under it, the like magic i tilted the engine to the side and had working room. it took an hour to pull and put the plugs inplace. (pretty good considering i was in some cold weather and i was using a desk light to see oh and in the gravel driveway)

 

 

well the engine quit working. i dunno why but i got another one 81