mikemodano9c

i just finished up (or thought i had ) my heads cam install...

i start putting water in the radiator and water is running out from underneath the car!

I can't think of where it is coming from, honestly...i moved over the blockoff caps on the back of my stock heads to my pp 5.3's during the swap...they are on there...

it looks like the water is running from the back of the motor/front of the tranny, but i cant tell where its coming from

the car has not yet been started, so how can water even run into the motor since the thermostat isnt open?

anyone have any ideas? all my coolant hoses are hooked up right...

there an no coolant lines running through the intake or anything else...i have no idea...i wouldnt think possible that it would just be running out of the heads through the gasket? those suckers are on there tight...

im right now...and tired

Jason99T/A

iTrader: (21)

Did you put the coolant plugs back in? There should have been one of the passenger head by the #8 spark plug, the coolant temp sensor by the #1 spark plug, and the two coolant plugs on the top of the cylinder heads at the rear of the motor (plugs for the coolant crossover tubes).

mikemodano9c

also...i used 02+ gaskets (tri metal, my car is an 02) they dont say top or bottom, only front on one side...

im gonna have a breakdown!

mikemodano9c

the only thing i switched over from my stock heads was the two coolant plugs on the top of the heads...the small plugs for the crossover

the temp sensor is in...

im not sure i even looked...could there be no plugs in my 5.3 stage 2 heads?

Jason99T/A

iTrader: (21)

There should be a plug by the #8 sparkplug that needs to be installed.

mikemodano9c

plug? a bolt?

the 4 main plugs were on the heads...

4 main plugs
2 on the top of the heads i moved over

so there is one more plug by the #8? is it a bolt?

mikemodano9c

it's official...my friends didnt put in the other plug before they gave me the head to put on...

i just looked my stock heads...plug is still in there...

jmX

Simple solutions are always the best.

pdd

iTrader: (3)

same thing happened to me. i forgot to put the plugs in and when i started putting the coolant in , it splashed all over the place happy thats all it was for ya

mikemodano9c

i got the plug in the new head and all is good!!!

took it for a spin...sounds real nice

a couple heat cycles for the springs and

Retsik

...it's always nice to read a story with a happy ending!

Brian2001SS

iTrader: (1)

AMEN

KGSloan

glad you got it working. i love it when it's an easy fix

mikemodano9c

thanks guys...