Coolant in Oil
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Coolant in Oil
My supercharged head/cam 370 iron block is 2 weeks old and i found tons of coolant in the oil. i have been loosing coolant and now i know that this is why. What could be causing this? the block is brand new, the heads are brand new and the gaskets are of course brand new. what is the problem??? help is greatly appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Turbo LS1 SS
blown head gasket...heads werent tq'd right, gaskets suck, or u just have bad luck...
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Yep, you've lifted a head in addition to the above mentioned conditions the builder should have verified both the heads and block mating sufaces were squared,and that no fluid, including oil was in the head bolt holes when they were torqued.
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i torqued the heads myself, could it be the heads? i bought them off of a member here. they were new but could have been defective. would it be uncommon for these patriot heads to leak coolant?
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did u just torque them once to 80ft/lbs and that was it or did u do it the way your suposed to do it and torque them all to i think its 22 lbs then turn them another 90 degrees. just go to ls1howto.com and it will tell u how to properly tighten down the bolts, that is if u didnt do it right the first time.
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possibly, it dynoed at 655rwhp after i had noticed coolant consumption. if i blew the gasket it would have shown in the dyno results. are patriots known to occasionally be faulty?
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possibly, it dynoed at 655rwhp after i had noticed coolant consumption. if i blew the gasket it would have shown in the dyno results. are patriots known to occasionally be faulty?
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Originally Posted by Forced370GTO
i followedd the directions exactly. with the arp studs you are supposed to make passes at 27ft/lb, 54ftlbs, and 80ftlbs, then do it at 80ftlbs twice more
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patriot had a problem for leeking oil through the valve seals, and maibe droping a valve or 2 but that was like 2 or 3 years ago. I never heard of patriot heads leaking coolant or just blowing up like that or being warped in some way at the deck. I got PP ls6 style heads on my car and haven't had a problem with them. What head gaskets do u have. If they are feelpro or what ever the spelling is i'll check those first.
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they are cometic gaskets and i didnt tighten them after a few heat cycles... i pulled the passenger side head and saw no signs of a blown gasket, ill pull the other one sunday night.
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Originally Posted by Forced370GTO
they are cometic gaskets and i didnt tighten them after a few heat cycles... i pulled the passenger side head and saw no signs of a blown gasket, ill pull the other one sunday night.