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Old 09-03-2019, 11:31 AM   #231
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Back to the Pink Lady to gather some points?
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Old 09-04-2019, 09:03 AM   #232
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Ten LODRS events left this year. Plenty of opportunities.
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Old 09-04-2019, 08:59 PM   #233
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Did Patsy break her camera? Where are all the pics?
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Old 09-05-2019, 09:38 AM   #234
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Years ago when we had porosity problems while running aluminum Oldsmobile small block heads in Modified we encountered weeping or sweating-- our solution was to use either Alumaseal the powdered stuff or something called "Water Glass" or sometimes called "Sodium Silicate" I think is the actual name for it--we got that stuff from a Pharmacy !! The farmers used that stuff on chicken eggs before refrigeration and would dip the egg into and could leave it on the kitchen counter for a few weeks and the eggs would not spoil---Not sure how bad your situation is but both methods either separately or together solved our problem. BUT before you go into tearing it all apart you might give it a try. Good luck interesting build have been following it and wish you well

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Old 10-16-2019, 05:52 AM   #235
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After Rockingham I should be able to make some progress on "Dumbo''. Plan of attack is put on rack, drop oil pan, fill and pressurize cooling system, and determine the source of leak. Remove engine, disassemble, inspect, repair, hone cylinders, assemble, dyno, install, sort out car, go to the Gators.
That should keep me busy for a few days.
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Old 10-16-2019, 09:34 AM   #236
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After Rockingham I should be able to make some progress on "Dumbo''. Plan of attack is put on rack, drop oil pan, fill and pressurize cooling system, and determine the source of leak. Remove engine, disassemble, inspect, repair, hone cylinders, assemble, dyno, install, sort out car, go to the Gators.
That should keep me busy for a few days.
At least y’all have a strategy.
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Old 10-21-2019, 05:56 PM   #237
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Larry and Patsy,
Thank you for the joy you bring to this forum for all the right reasons.
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Old 11-04-2019, 03:24 PM   #238
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Fighting getting the pan off in the car. I don't want to remove center of cross member. If anyone has removed center tube on Drag Pack let me know. Removing trans and CSR shield, that Ray Charles could see that does not fit without modification. I'm going to try something else.
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Old 11-05-2019, 08:00 AM   #239
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Thanks Peter.
Got the pan off and no rust on crank or rods, I would rather be lucky than good.
Filled cooling system with water and pressurized system to 25 psi. Raised the car up, got a comfortable chair, blue paper towels, a strong lite, and waited. Waited some more and not a drop was leaking, but in the bottom of the oil pan was the tell tale greenish brown milkshake of water and oil.

It always puts me in my place when a piece of metal is smarter than I am. Now to remove engine and check the top end for leaks. I just knew that when I went to drain the odd bank of cylinders water jacket and nothing came out I had found the problem. Not so
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Old 11-05-2019, 10:12 AM   #240
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Well, maybe not found it (yet) but you did locate the issue. I would think somewhere in the block, though, if it was a top end leak there still should have been some water left in the block
Are you going to have the block pressure tested while it's out?
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