Front 4 outter head bolts spewed seltzer water at me??
11-06-2014, 05:25 PM
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Front 4 outter head bolts spewed seltzer water at me?? So, I was pulling my heads off the mockup engine. When I cracked the 4 outer large head bolts, everything was fine. When I got to about 1-3 threads loose, liquid spewed out like it was a rabid alkaseltzer dispenser. I thought is was antifreeze (it has to be) but it was clear, not orange like the water in the jacket that dripped all down my sleeve earlier. 
I will assume water made it past the headgasket into the bolt holes or we talking about a porous/cracked block/bolt holes? I dont think it could be cracked or the pressure should have released by now?
I will assume water made it past the headgasket into the bolt holes or we talking about a porous/cracked block/bolt holes? I dont think it could be cracked or the pressure should have released by now?
11-08-2014, 07:32 AM
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Sounds like bolt holes weren't dried out prior to installing head bolts during the previous head install (not original dry install, but head re-installed after having had removed them w/ coolant in block). If water isn't removed from the head bolt holes before installing bolts, it gets trapped in the hole by the bolt & can expand & crack block &/or remain pressurized until bolts are removed.
11-08-2014, 08:02 AM
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Sounds like bolt holes weren't dried out prior to installing head bolts during the previous head install (not original dry install, but head re-installed after having had removed them w/ coolant in block). If water isn't removed from the head bolt holes before installing bolts, it gets trapped in the hole by the bolt & can expand & crack block &/or remain pressurized until bolts are removed.
11-08-2014, 02:53 PM
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Block was sitting out striped for the most part for a few months when I grabbed it off the recyclers floor
Yea, it idid!! Came out under high pressure with a "pshhhhh" sound and pure foam. When it settle down, rather quick, it was a clear liquid. Wasnt green-ish or orange-ish (that I remember), like what was actually still in the block that dripped all over me when I removed the first head and turned the engine, but clear. I did work on it at night with dim-ish light while it dripped on a dirty block, so, maybe I didnt see it well enough? Still looked darn clear to me cause it did puddle up fairly well in one section. Thats my story and I am sticking to it, lol. Well, at least being pressurized means it didn't crack anything??? Gonna go out in a few days to see if there is any left in the bolt holes to get a better idea.
Guess that means its a sadistic POS!!
Thanks for the input guys
Yea, it idid!! Came out under high pressure with a "pshhhhh" sound and pure foam. When it settle down, rather quick, it was a clear liquid. Wasnt green-ish or orange-ish (that I remember), like what was actually still in the block that dripped all over me when I removed the first head and turned the engine, but clear. I did work on it at night with dim-ish light while it dripped on a dirty block, so, maybe I didnt see it well enough? Still looked darn clear to me cause it did puddle up fairly well in one section. Thats my story and I am sticking to it, lol. Well, at least being pressurized means it didn't crack anything??? Gonna go out in a few days to see if there is any left in the bolt holes to get a better idea.
Guess that means its a sadistic POS!!
Thanks for the input guys
Sounds to me.. 