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Ive recently gotten a 79 Dodge motorhome with a 440 engine. I had to replace a cracked exhaust manifold on the right side and decided to replace both gaskets.... When i was finished and filled her with coolant, she wouldnt turn over at all. I later found out that the cylinders were full of coolant and with the spark plugs out, it sprayed everywhere.... I thought it may have seeped in through the open exhaust port when i took the manifold bolts out because the bolts do not have blind holes but go into the water jacket.... but after leaving it for a couple of days, i turned it over and she was full again!,.... i did not use the original bolts when reinstalling the manifolds but i used new 3/8" UNC bolts with a teflon sealant on the threads..... I removed the right cylinder head and the 2 rear cylinders were FULL of coolant,.....even if the sealant wasnt tight on the bolts, it seems like an aweful amount of coolant to be getting in there from that,..... especially with no pressure.....The head gasket looks fine..... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..... Thanks
Ive recently gotten a 79 Dodge motorhome with a 440 engine. I had to replace a cracked exhaust manifold on the right side and decided to replace both gaskets.... When i was finished and filled her with coolant, she wouldnt turn over at all. I later found out that the cylinders were full of coolant and with the spark plugs out, it sprayed everywhere.... I thought it may have seeped in through the open exhaust port when i took the manifold bolts out because the bolts do not have blind holes but go into the water jacket.... but after leaving it for a couple of days, i turned it over and she was full again!,.... i did not use the original bolts when reinstalling the manifolds but i used new 3/8" UNC bolts with a teflon sealant on the threads..... I removed the right cylinder head and the 2 rear cylinders were FULL of coolant,.....even if the sealant wasnt tight on the bolts, it seems like an aweful amount of coolant to be getting in there from that,..... especially with no pressure.....The head gasket looks fine..... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..... Thanks