Re: Oil leaking from exhaust bolt

[Doug Daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>]

pressure test coolant system   then cyclinders    then tear down if need too 

--- On Fri, 4/24/09, Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Brian Safford <hzf9vv@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Oil leaking from exhaust bolt
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 3:14 PM
> I've drained both - easier to see oil
> in the coolant - oil was recently changed ( mobil one ) but
> seems really black for being relatively new ( 200 miles or
> so )
> 
> Should I pull the heads to see if the head gaskets are
> okay?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick  Tiberio <furyus63@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:03:12 
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Oil leaking from exhaust bolt
> 
> 
> 
> Brian,
> 
> Check the radiator, oil in the coolant = bad. Check the
> dipstick, water 
> in the oil = bad. That's the other side of this hobby, some
> bad. But 
> you'll find the problem, deal with and get back on track.
> 
> Nick Tiberio
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Brian Safford wrote:
> > 
> > So is any amount of oil in my coolant a really bad
> thing?  The more I
> > get into this the more depressed I'm becoming ...
> > 
> > On 4/22/09, Nick  Tiberio <furyus63@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Brian,
> > >
> > > You'll become friends with those 3 bolts just
> because you'll be spending
> > > so much time with them. When I first put the
> headers on I  learned that
> > > the studs could no longer be used. My pit crew
> modified both an open end
> > > and a box wrench, ala- grinding wheel, heat,
> vise, to allow more than a
> > > quarter turn of the bolt. We took turns as the
> blood does drain from the
> > > arm quickly. On the right side we loosened the
> motor mount and jacked
> > > the motor up a few inches which gave us a little
> more room to scrape our
> > > knuckles. Rich K. knows the drill.
> > >
> > > Nick Tiberio
> > > FuryUs63
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Brian Safford wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I haven't examined the coolant yet - but I've
> noticed when I empty my
> > >> catch can back into the radiator, the first
> bit of fluid that comes
> > >> out is dark and then the green stuff flows.
> > >>
> > >> TTI sends bolts - at least that's what they
> sent me - I bought one of
> > >> the first header sets for the poly when they
> came out a few years ago.
> > >>
> > >> I used the drain plug on the passenger side
> of the block to drain the
> > >> rest of the block.
> > >>
> > >> Should I be using studs?  Would that
> make getting them on and off
> > >> easier?  There are 3 that are pretty
> much impossible ...
> > >>
> > >> Brian
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Schuyler
> Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> wrot=
> > >> e:
> > >> >
> > >> > did you see any oil in the coolant that
> you drained out?
> > >> > just trying to be optimistic here,
> > >> > I'm thinking maybe the header bolt or
> stud was leaking a
> > >> > little coolant and mixing with dirt and
> oil on the outside of the
> > >> > engine?
> > >> > in which case, just put some thread
> sealer on it and reinstall.
> > >> >
> > >> > all the lower exhaust bolts are actually
> studs (in stock form) that
> > >> > screw=
> > >>  down into the
> > >> > water jackets. not sure what type of
> fasteners TTI gives you for the
> > >> > lowe=
> > >> r ones?
> > >> >
> > >> > plus you'll still have some coolant in
> the block so have a pan handy.
> > >> >
> > >> > Schuyler
> > >> > 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
> > >> > =A0<http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>
> > >> > FYI - I Do the Decal designs for the
> Poly head 318 and more! email me
> > >> > wit=
> > >> h your needs -
> > >> > =A0<sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > furyus63
> > >
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