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A mechanic told me to check the heads at home by pouring water in them (off the truck) to see if any gets past the valves. Not the most scientific test but I've done it a couple of times and you can tell when the valves are not seated properly.
I am going to try this but I will use lighter fluid so what ever does not leak through, I will set on fire just because...
So I'm cleaning up the front of the block and I see these two blue/green paint splashes. Certainly we put nothing past the factory when they made these badboys however, it made me wonder if it meant anything. Thoughts?
Annnd.. I saw the same thing on my block and Abran had replied with this:
The mark that actually grades the block is under the valley pan on either cylinder 5 or 6. Most of the time oil has eaten it away. It’s a simple paint dab in either blue, yellow, or red.
So, i think everyone has the green marks but the other colors mentioned above indicated the block grade, red being the best.
Annnd.. I saw the same thing on my block and Abran had replied with this:
The mark that actually grades the block is under the valley pan on either cylinder 5 or 6. Most of the time oil has eaten it away. It’s a simple paint dab in either blue, yellow, or red.
So, i think everyone has the green marks but the other colors mentioned above indicated the block grade, red being the best.
Radiator is finally out and so is the crank pulley. Now to the front cover and pan.
Just throwing this out there... last time I had my radiator out I swapped either a transmission cooler for an oil cooler (or vice versa... I can't recall which is big and which is small) on my setup so I would have two large coolers attached to the radiator rather than one big, one little. I got it from a donor but they are widely available and no combustible fluids are required for the project.
Never one to shy from controversy, it would also be a good time to do the Chevy thermostat conversion. Again, no flames or explosions involved, so a boring project.
Last edited by Charlie_V; Sep 8, 2018 at 02:09 PM.
Just throwing this out there... last time I had my radiator out I swapped either a transmission cooler for an oil cooler (or vice versa... I can't recall which is big and which is small) on my setup so I would have two large coolers attached to the radiator rather than one big, one little. I got it from a donor but they are widely available and no combustible fluids are required for the project.
Never one to shy from controversy, it would also be a good time to do the Chevy thermostat conversion. Again, no flames or explosions involved, so a boring project.
Thanks Charlie.
I did get a new radiator as well. I do have a question. I can't find the jigsaw puzzle for the condenser, cooler and radiator in the RAVE. It is the only thing I didn't keep very good track of when I disassembled. It probably is the thing I should have kept track of. so many parts
