Head back on 454 Vortec 1997
The heads back with no cracks and on the block. This engine had two cylinders getting antifreeze in from a head gasket leak in between them. Now the rest of the top of the engine has to be installed a...
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trop-a-cal wrote:
... the leak got so bad it flooded the cylinders when shut off and still hot. Upon restart it pinged and dogged until the engine reheated and the leak slowed down. ...
Was there evidence of antifreeze in the oil?
If the leak was so bad that it filled up two cylinders, I'd be really concerned that AF was leaking past the piston rings and down in to the crankcase.
