Mike,
I have an idea but you might think it a bit radical. If it is in-fact a
coolant penetration problem, lets try to verify it. Try draining the entire
coolant system and retry the engine starting. The motor might run lean if it
is in-fact a leak since it would now be pulling air. But this should at
least confirm or eliminate the coolant possibility. A motor can run a good
couple of minuets before starting to overheat so I wouldn't worry to much
about it. You would probably also want to run a compression test before
pulling the heads just to have some additional information if things are a
little gray when the heads are pulled.
What does the rest of you say. Good idea or bad idea?
Rich Kinas
59 Apache Fleetside
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