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427 s/o engine melt down??????
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06-04-2006, 05:40 PM
HSSS427
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Location: Alpharetta, GA
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #414 427 s/o w. Shelby Aluminum heads, Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake, Mighty Demon 750, Tremec TKO 600
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Bad news.....
Got it all back together, filled with
oil
, and started adding coolant via the water temp outlet on the intake. Once full, I turned the crank by hand with a breaker bar and suddenly water spurts out of somewhere near the right side exhaust gasket. I look closer and turn the breaker bar again and it's an old faithful gyser shooting out of number 2 spark plug hole (hadn't installed plugs yet). Looks like coolant flowed straight into that cylinder from somewhere, and pretty freely as there's a fair amount being forced out by the piston coming up.
Any ideas? I assume it's back to the drawing board and tear everything down again?
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