arnold1641
New member
Hello everybody
excuse my spelling upfront i moved from Germany and English is my third language and i am not really familiar with the big blocks and what not
i used to be a mechanic though so i bought a 2001 Bayliner with a 7.4 MPI Engine the engine coolant was mixed up with fresh water trough a damaged heat exchange unit and of curse frozen over the winter. what i tried first
i reinstalled the water plugs on the block had to weld one exhaust and the engine was actually running ok but as i checked the oil level i had water in oil so i left it for a couple weeks now i have water in the oil compartment all the way up
my question now what would the pros recommend me in those cases in general
from my searching i guess its a 454 big Block
-i assume i have to replace the block ? or can the water went in trough the heads ?
-can i use a big block out of a car ? which cars/ Trucks ?
-should i replace it with the same block and swap the rest or is there a better alternative if i go trough all that trouble ?
Thanks
Arnold
excuse my spelling upfront i moved from Germany and English is my third language and i am not really familiar with the big blocks and what not
i used to be a mechanic though so i bought a 2001 Bayliner with a 7.4 MPI Engine the engine coolant was mixed up with fresh water trough a damaged heat exchange unit and of curse frozen over the winter. what i tried first
i reinstalled the water plugs on the block had to weld one exhaust and the engine was actually running ok but as i checked the oil level i had water in oil so i left it for a couple weeks now i have water in the oil compartment all the way up
my question now what would the pros recommend me in those cases in general
from my searching i guess its a 454 big Block
-i assume i have to replace the block ? or can the water went in trough the heads ?
-can i use a big block out of a car ? which cars/ Trucks ?
-should i replace it with the same block and swap the rest or is there a better alternative if i go trough all that trouble ?
Thanks
Arnold