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What exactly doesn't make sense? rocker arm studs have to be removed to put guideplates in...I don't remember off hand if our reverse cooled heads have the coolant ports just below the studs or not, but I believe Gen I motors do
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i pulled the drivers side plugs out a few minutes ago and cranked the engine and water shot out of the rear plug hole, oil is creamy, i have some steam coming coming from the exaust, no over heating issues but the passed couple of mornings the motor seemed to be hydrolocked and took a few tries to get it to crank over. just hope i didn't damage the rings becuase i noticed alot of blow by also.
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I picked up my beater that way dirt cheap, fixed the head gasket and ended up
with something I could drive while the Hawk's motor was bring upgraded.
If the block is cracked, that's a whole different story.
More work involved, but a good opportunity to pick up a decent motor
from someone who ran out of funding or initiative on their own project.
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Now, I will not say I know this for certain, but aren't our heads not very coolant filled? So the bottom of the studs really only has the steam hitting them (hence the steam pipes) and I'd think that wouldn't be near enough to show quantities of coolant in the oil. (In this situation, toss aside the fact he has water in the cylinders so it's a different problem)