i was putting in my heads today most everyone does not mention draining the block in the instructions. well there is a easy way to do it when you remove your waterpump. just slide some tubing 3/32 inch in the lower coolent hole for the waterpump. and send it down to the bottom of the waterjacket in the block. then put a drain pan on the ground and induce a vac. i used compressed air across the end of the tube till liquid came out "ie venturi effect".
then repeat for other side. boy it made cleaning up the cylenders and deck surface a breaze being there was no coolent flying around. <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />

george

 

Good tip, but it easier to just remove the two freeze plugs on the block. There is one above the starter and one next to the alternator.

It makes coolant cleanup very easy after doing this.

Jason

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jason99T/A:
<strong>Good tip, but it easier to just remove the two freeze plugs on the block. There is one above the starter and one next to the alternator.

It makes coolant cleanup very easy after doing this.

Jason</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">i removed the one above the starter but i did not have a allen big enought to take out the big one behind the alternator the one next to the alternator i took that one out and nothing came out so thats when i came up with the tubing trick

george

 

I just pull the heads and use a wet vac to suck out all the water <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

I just pull the heads and grab a straw with one of those fun twistie tops. <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" /> delicious.

 

a straw... <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" /> YUK <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SStolen:
<strong>I just pull the heads and grab a straw with one of those fun twistie tops. <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" /> delicious.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now THAT was funny... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

I think you drank to much dexcool... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

 

Hey George,

You've been a busy beaver, huh!

Let me know how you make out, if you decide to go to E-Town or ATCO- let me know so we can meet up.

I've got my valves, springs, titanium retainers, 5.7 blank heads.. almost ready to send them out.

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