[dean-93]

2 weeks ago i got my new trickflow heads on and my water pump had a leak it just got worse and basicaly ran the car without coolant the gauge was almost redline and the intake manifold didnt feel too hot.

i got a new edelbrock waterpump in the mail and installed that and started the car up and went for a ride and after i gave it some gas it started smoking real bad like worse than a burnout and smeled like coolant

so i took off my intake manifold looking for the leak and my lower intake manifold gasket looks good but inside my upper intake manifold theres alot off oil mixed with coolant really nasty sludge and all the intake runnners are wet, and the pcv line has some water/coolant in it

and theres a puddle of water in the number 3 intake runner submerging the valve

the lifter valley has a good amount of water mixed in with oilhttp://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu55/dean-93/7431889a.jpg

 

[brads91]

Head gasket Or worse. cracked heads..

 

[spdjnky_42]

OHHH man you overheated a set of aluminum heads:nono:

 

[Tyler16]

Could it possibly be the hose that connects from the oil fill tube to the intake pipe before the throttle body? I plugged mine b/c once you put on the trickflow kit theres no more filter in the oil fill, which could cause oil being sucked up into your intake pipe.

 

[BRYAN_93LX]

+1 head gasket is bad. Hope your heads are ok have them checked

 

[dean-93]

forgot to mention i used fell pro intake upper gasket 1250.and trimmed around the runners.can i do a compression test to determine if its a head gasket before i pull it a part.with the upper and lower intake off.

 

[spdjnky_42]

You could check the TB spacer if you are still running coolant through there. Most of us redirect the coolant but theres no benefit from it. Whne you do intake gaskets you should spray the hard gasket with copper gasket maker and toss out the cork or rubber and just use a thick bead of silicone. If it is not the egr spacer leaking then I would just start over it will be better. FYI aluminum heads require different torque than iron and all ford heads need to be retorqued after initial warm up and cool down. As you take it apart I would think your leak would be easy to spot.

 

[dean-93]

if i had a cracked head, or heads gasket would i have coolant in my upper intake?

 

[dean-93]

if i had a cracked head, or heads gasket would i have coolant in my upper intake?

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[dean-93]

can i do a compression check with the upper and lower manifold off the motor, and distributor out

 

[EagleAutosports]

If you disable the fuel system, so the injectors won't be spraying fuel everywhere since the intake will be off.

 

[dean-93]

If you disable the fuel system, so the injectors won't be spraying fuel everywhere since the intake will be off.

thanks

would a compression check rule out a headgasket and cracked heads for sure?

 

[spdjnky_42]

Should if the valves are closed.

 

[dean-93]

numbers 2 and 3 cylinder cam up as 15 and 30 psi

im going to take that off now and hope for the gasket to be blown

 

[spdjnky_42]

Yeah you gotta make sure you retorque the heads Ford is bad about leaking after they heat up the first time.

 

[.boB]

There are two big issues here. First, overheating like that can damage the heads and the block itself. It warps the heads, craks the valve seats, and warps the cylinder walls.

Second, you have water in the intake track on top of the intake valve, and water in the crank case. How much was in the cylinder? Water is not compressable. You could have damaged the rods, pistons, and/or crank.

If water gets in the cylinder, it won't stay there for long; it will slowly leak past the rings and into the crank case. If there's any water in the cylinder at all, you need to tear down the engine completly, and check everything.