Another Lister has correctly pointed out there are core/freeze plugs on
that side
of the block as well ... they could be the source of the leak.
bs
Bob Spidell wrote:
> Ned,
>
> Before you go to the trouble of removing the carburettors, get the car
> on a lift--or jackstands, if
> you're careful--and have a look. There is a block drain spigot--it
> looks a little like the heater
> water cutoff valve on the other side of the block--and it sounds from
> your description like it could
> be the cause of the leak (there really isn't anything other than a
> cracked block that could cause
> a leak in that location).
>
> bs
>
> Ned Smith wrote:
>
>> My BJ8 has a small coolant leak on the left side of the engine. Every
>> two
>> days a drop builds up on the third oil pan bolt from the rear. I
>> can't see
>> that part of the block because of the carburetor heat shield. I
>> think you
>> have to remove the carburetors to get the heat shield off. I can get
>> the top
>> four nuts off easily but the bottom inside two are almost impossible
>> to get
>> to.
>>
>> Any suggestions on how to remove the carburetors would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Ned Smith
>>
>> BJ8
>>
>> near Chattanooga, TN
>>
>>
>>
>
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