Ok well, the car is back together and overall the intal was pretty painless and had no problems. The only thing that happened was that wen i pulled the old manifold a little coolant must have dripped into the #4 spark plug hole. I changed all the plugs this morning before putting the new manifold on, and noticed that 34 was a little wet with coolant. It was too late by now because it had already gone into the chamber. Well i finished the install and about 4 hours after this i was done with everything and cranked the car.
The first 3 cyls fired right up, but the 4th didnt, so the engine didnt start the first time. I turned the key again and it fired right up the second time. It ran realy rough for about 4 revolutions and then smoothed out and kept getting smoother until it was running normal. However it still smoked white out of the exhaust. I only let it run for a few minutes i didnt want to let it run too long because i was afraid that the RTV on the intake manifold hadnt cured yet and didnt want to cause a leak. By the time i shut it down it wasnt smoking at idle, but if i openned the throttle, it still smoked.
Do you think this little bit of coolant did any damage? I think it will just burn off when i let the engine run up to temp. To morrow ill try again and let the engine run for a while and depending on if any other problem arise take it for a drive. I didnt get any CEL so its not causing it to miss. What do you guys think?
The first 3 cyls fired right up, but the 4th didnt, so the engine didnt start the first time. I turned the key again and it fired right up the second time. It ran realy rough for about 4 revolutions and then smoothed out and kept getting smoother until it was running normal. However it still smoked white out of the exhaust. I only let it run for a few minutes i didnt want to let it run too long because i was afraid that the RTV on the intake manifold hadnt cured yet and didnt want to cause a leak. By the time i shut it down it wasnt smoking at idle, but if i openned the throttle, it still smoked.
Do you think this little bit of coolant did any damage? I think it will just burn off when i let the engine run up to temp. To morrow ill try again and let the engine run for a while and depending on if any other problem arise take it for a drive. I didnt get any CEL so its not causing it to miss. What do you guys think?