Hi folks, first post for me.
Ive searched on here for any other posts relating but I can't find any.
Ive just bought this 1983 60 with headers, which were leaking at the manifold flange. I just pulled the manifolds and found a slight green coloured puddle in the bottom of the inlet manifold and in the inlet ports. Im pretty sure fuel is clear in colour, the coolant is green. There is no evidence of coolant in the oil and no evidence of oil in the coolant overflow tank or radiator.
I pressured up the system for 2 days to 10 psi and the system would only drop about 1 psi every half hour which im guessing is various hose joint leaks. Yesterday I pumped the system up to 15 psi then 18 psi and coolant started weeping from the top and bottom hose joints at the radiator. The inlet ports have remained dry and I can see no evidence of coolant leaks anywhere.
My question, is there any way other than a head gasket leak that coolant can get into the inlet manifold/ports .
Im temped to just screw this all back together and run it as is, cos it runs pretty well at the mo.
Thanks for any help
cheers
Mark
Ive searched on here for any other posts relating but I can't find any.
Ive just bought this 1983 60 with headers, which were leaking at the manifold flange. I just pulled the manifolds and found a slight green coloured puddle in the bottom of the inlet manifold and in the inlet ports. Im pretty sure fuel is clear in colour, the coolant is green. There is no evidence of coolant in the oil and no evidence of oil in the coolant overflow tank or radiator.
I pressured up the system for 2 days to 10 psi and the system would only drop about 1 psi every half hour which im guessing is various hose joint leaks. Yesterday I pumped the system up to 15 psi then 18 psi and coolant started weeping from the top and bottom hose joints at the radiator. The inlet ports have remained dry and I can see no evidence of coolant leaks anywhere.
My question, is there any way other than a head gasket leak that coolant can get into the inlet manifold/ports .
Im temped to just screw this all back together and run it as is, cos it runs pretty well at the mo.
Thanks for any help
cheers
Mark