so what happened was...

[OonDeanisS]

i took apart my engine today down to the shortblock, to replace a head gasket. I had never done this before and i got coolant into the cylinders and on the top of the block, but i got almost all of it out besides really small moisture. My brother did this and bought a new block, but i heard you could just change the oil a few times. How should i go about doing this??

Good news is i was right about the head gasket being blown, cuz i would kick myself if i did all that and it was a cracked header.

On a side note, while its apart, i wanted to get chrome pieces, does anyone have anything to trade for non-chrome parts plus some dolo?

I just cleaned, clay-barred, polished, and waxed it the day the head gasket blew too, and i need the car to get to work, so im trying to be done with everything by friday.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks :SNSign:

 

[Aliate X]

uhhh coolant getting into the cylinders isnt a problem....your brother bought a new block because he got coolant into the cylinders? Hes retarded.

 

[88 Fox GT]

uhhh coolant getting into the cylinders isnt a problem....your brother bought a new block because he got coolant into the cylinders? Hes retarded.

Yeah, just dry up the coolant and blow out the rest with compressed air or something. I hope your brother didn't buy a new block just because he got coolant on top of the pistons when taking the heads off. lmao

 

[RYC CUKR]

And always change the oil after you have had the intake off a car. That will take car of any coolant that ran down into the lifter valley and down to the pan.

 

[OonDeanisS]

yea, he didnt know, and it gave him the chance to get a 331, so as retarded as it was, he still got a nice new engine

 

[srothfuss]

Shop Vac the coolant off the pistons and out of the lifter valley...

 

[carbed87]

lol, when i did heads on my car, i pulled the passenger side head off, and about 70% of the coolant in it just dumped into the h pipe (i had the headser off). lol, i was pretty pissed because it wouldn't start after that... i must have like drowned the 02 sencor or something, but when it did lol, it was definetly a smoke show lol.