DaveL
02-13-2012, 11:17 AM
About a month ago I found a slight coolant leak was apparent. Not the "cursed plug" at the rear of the head because it doesn't exist anymore.
Searched all over for about a month, no smell, no coolant in the cabin, and a compression test was good, i.e. no bubbles in the radiator and good numbers. Turns out it was a pin hole in the "T" coming off the thermostat neck. Got a replacement from Panicmotorsports and started the swap.
What a PITA that was, remove cam cover, front cover, water pump drive pulley, cam gears, plate behind the gears and finally the neck itself
where it now resides in a neighboring county after I hurdle the SOB.
Put everything back together and after 3 1/2 hours and a 100 mile, drive all appears well.
Just thought I would post my find in the event it may save others some grief.
Searched all over for about a month, no smell, no coolant in the cabin, and a compression test was good, i.e. no bubbles in the radiator and good numbers. Turns out it was a pin hole in the "T" coming off the thermostat neck. Got a replacement from Panicmotorsports and started the swap.
What a PITA that was, remove cam cover, front cover, water pump drive pulley, cam gears, plate behind the gears and finally the neck itself
where it now resides in a neighboring county after I hurdle the SOB.
Put everything back together and after 3 1/2 hours and a 100 mile, drive all appears well.
Just thought I would post my find in the event it may save others some grief.