Your block could also be cracked on the inside, check to see if there is
water getting in the oil (turns the oil white). The block might be
history....
Mike Boteler
'56 8400 Wrecker
Hughesville, Maryland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jhouse" <jhouse@ccsol.com>
To: "Old-Chevy-Truck - Orginal (E-mail)" <old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>;
"Oletrucks - Modified (E-mail)" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 12:50 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Freeze Plug update
> Well I got the freeze plug replacement back in with the aviation permilux.
> Next I cut two new gaskets for the old water pump and with the same
permilux
> installed this. Then put back the cleaned radiator that tested at 6 gpm
and
> should be at 20 gpm. Now after the cleaning it is at 16 gpm, so I painted
> it up and put it back in. Next I filled the system - almost 3 gallons (2
> gal water and rest antifreeze).
>
> Then I started it up. I now have a leek in my cleaned radiator.
>
> So off to the FLAPS and some radiator clog stuff. This fixed the problem.
>
> I now see that I did crack the block and have a few very slow leaks. They
> are from the driver side where the block comes down straight then there is
a
> rounded ridge before the block tapers away. At the crease between the
flat
> part of the block and the half round is where I see water pushing out of
the
> block - only if I rev it up. This is a low volume of fluid.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> NHJim
> 45 Chevy 3104
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