"The H/E and all of the hoses
"The H/E and all of the hoses were already removed. Would you expect any coolant to be inside the intake manifold upon removal?
I didn't drain the block but didn't really think that would do anything since the intake is so high.
If it should be dry it wasn't. There was a lot of coolant (1/2 gallon?). I have my Pela pump handy and captured a lot of it but I'll have to do an oil change or two.
There was coolant on each side of the engine. Where the bolt was in the picture and directly across. I assume that's a coolant crossover on each side.
It was getting dark so I'm still not sure what "failed" and allowed coolant into the bolt holes.
Wouldn't it make sense to have RTV around the bolt holes as well? I'm looking in the manual now and it shows the gasket on each side and a bead of sealant across the engine.
Hopefully some daylight will show what went wrong so I don't do the same thing again. At first glance, the gaskets on each side looked ok.
Bob"
"The H/E and all of the hoses were already removed. Would you expect any coolant to be inside the intake manifold upon removal?
I didn't drain the block but didn't really think that would do anything since the intake is so high.
If it should be dry it wasn't. There was a lot of coolant (1/2 gallon?). I have my Pela pump handy and captured a lot of it but I'll have to do an oil change or two.
There was coolant on each side of the engine. Where the bolt was in the picture and directly across. I assume that's a coolant crossover on each side.
It was getting dark so I'm still not sure what "failed" and allowed coolant into the bolt holes.
Wouldn't it make sense to have RTV around the bolt holes as well? I'm looking in the manual now and it shows the gasket on each side and a bead of sealant across the engine.
Hopefully some daylight will show what went wrong so I don't do the same thing again. At first glance, the gaskets on each side looked ok.
Bob"