Re: 199 Sucking Oil

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

At 12:50 AM 7/29/2005 +0000, you wrote:
> >A: Redoing the head on a high mileage engine isn't the best thing to do. I
> agree on doing >seals w/o taking the head off tho. Air pressure or soft rope
> down the plug hole.
>
> I've heard it, and did it anyway. Oil consumption has always gone DOWN for 
> me! I alway drain the coolant before taking the head off, why wouldn't 
> you? There will be some in the block, but not enough (at least on an I-6) 
> to get in the bores. If a little does a quick swipe with a rag takes care 
> of it. Might be a problem with a V-8 engine -- just drain the block too, 
> there's a plug on the side for that... each side??
<snip>

Having just drained the coolant on my wagon (199 six), I got just about a 
gallon out of the block drain after the radiator was drained. Be warned: 
draining the block can be messy since the coolant shoots straight out of 
the block at first (more or less hitting the inner fender) and then settles 
down to right on top of the exhaust pipe. I was able to catch most of it 
but a good bit (probably a quart or so) ended up on my garage floor.

Matt

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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