cracked blocked?

[873Stang]

what are some symptoms of a cracked block?

over heating
loss of coolant
steam from tail pipes
?????

the coolant should always be almost to the rad cap all the time right?

 

[408gt91]

Do a compression test. Those are head gasket symptoms. I would go that route first.

 

[NKau]

Probably a head gasket. Check to be sure it's not in your oil (oil will look milky); this will wreck bearings in short order if you run it with water/coolant in your oil.

 

[88mouse]

Sounds like a head gasket.

A cracked block it would have lost a bunch of oil perssure.

 

[873Stang]

i just did new head gaskets and heads

 

[just4bob50]

You would be surpised at how many things like that show up after a head swap. Unless you are 100 % sure that you did everything correctly I would start checking how everything was put together.

 

[88mouse]

could be a cracked head then.

 

[NKau]

Some of the headbolts are 'wet'. Did you use sealer on these?

 

[88mouse]

also the dowl pins have to be in or they will leak.

 

[408gt91]

Do a compression test. Those are head gasket symptoms. I would go that route first.

+1 Yea thats a great idea!

 

[873Stang]

could be a cracked head then.

they magnaflux the heads and replaced one valve

 

[873Stang]

Some of the headbolts are 'wet'. Did you use sealer on these?

yes with the white thread tape and new arp bolts

 

[873Stang]

also the dowl pins have to be in or they will leak.

i deffently have those in

 

[Fast63]

+1 Yea thats a great idea!

Lol, I love how you +1'd your own idea

 

[408gt91]

You like that.

Well i mean if your overheating and have coolant loss through your exhaust thats the first step.