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What Plugs for SE Stage 2 Heads?

Discussion in 'Race 400/430/455' started by wormwood, Jan 13, 2008.

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  1. 70aqua_custom

    70aqua_custom Well-Known Member

    good to hear that :beer I read your previous post and all I could think of was it sounded like you could use some help. :TU: for WHAMMO
     
    70aqua_custom, Apr 26, 2008
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  2. whamo

    whamo 454 71 skylark custom

    I'm glad I could help, it has inspired me to get mine done and rumbling again. :TU:
     
    whamo, Apr 26, 2008
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  3. K0K0

    K0K0 Jamie

    Good to c your running again and help is always a good thing. Do u have a date when u can track test it?
     
    K0K0, Apr 27, 2008
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  4. wormwood

    wormwood Dare to be different

    Track test it, AND BREAK STUFF AGAIN?! :pp just kidding....i dont know, maybe in a month or two.

    oh, when i was setting the valves yesterday (after dropping in the inner springs) my #7 spark plug had anti freeze bubbling out of the spark plug hole (i guess the plug was a little loose), so i took out the plug and cranked the motor and a more antifreeze came out, then stopped after about 3-4 rotations. it dosent seem to be doing it anymore, any ideas why this would have happened?
     
    wormwood, Apr 28, 2008
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  5. whamo

    whamo 454 71 skylark custom

    Coolant leak at the intake manifold gasket into the #7 runner/port?
     
    whamo, Apr 28, 2008
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  6. gymracer01

    gymracer01 Well-Known Member

    I'd say head gasket or cracked head. Pressure test it.
    Jim N.
     
    gymracer01, Apr 28, 2008
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  7. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    That is not good at all. Do not run the engine anymore until you find out where the anti freeze came from. Have a garage pressure test the cooling system. If you are lucky, it's a head gasket, if not, a cracked cylinder or head. That is not normal.
     
    LARRY70GS, Apr 28, 2008
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  8. 70aqua_custom

    70aqua_custom Well-Known Member

    I vote for the intake like Steve. Greg Gessler just had the heads and I think it's easier for an intake gasket to leak. I don't even want to think about a cracked block. Did you use the composite gaskets like TA says to use with their aluminum heads?
     
    70aqua_custom, Apr 28, 2008
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  9. wormwood

    wormwood Dare to be different

    the first time i tried starting the car i noticed anti freeze leaking out of one of the intake bolt holes. when i went to tighten it i noticed it was real loose, so i checked the rest and they were all loose, and this was after i torqued them down to 55 lbs in 2 incriments like suggested. so i re-torqued them down, so maybe when i started it for the first time maybe some antifreeze leaked into the block? there is NO way i have a cylinder head leak, i torqued them down EXACTLY like TA suggests, incriments of 3, then cracking them loose one at a time 6 hours later, then again 24 hours later repeating. Gessler decked the heads and i used the forgiving "orange crush" gaskets. so i really really dont think its a cylinder head leak.

    and it dosent seem to be doing it any more, just did it that once.

    :pray:
     
    wormwood, Apr 28, 2008
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  10. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Aluminum Intake onto aluminum heads requires 40 ft. lbs of torque. 55 is for iron intake to iron heads. Hope you didn't crack or warp the intake.

    http://www.v8buick.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=88949&d=1172195169
     
    LARRY70GS, Apr 29, 2008
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  11. wormwood

    wormwood Dare to be different

    should i retorque to 40 ft lbs?

    i checked all of hte other plug holes, they are all dry, it was only the #7, now it too is dry after retorquing the intake down.
     
    wormwood, Apr 29, 2008
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  12. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    40 is all it needs. I would. Aluminum expands more when heated.
     
    LARRY70GS, Apr 29, 2008
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  13. wormwood

    wormwood Dare to be different

    ok, i retorqued the intake to 40 lbs. i also tapped out the striped thread on the rear of the intake that was leaking by the #8 plug and got it to torque to 40 lbs. i also checked all of the rest of the plugs and none of the others have any sign of antifreeze in them, and #7 no longer has and antifreeze in it, so im hoping i got it:TU:
     
    wormwood, Apr 29, 2008
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  14. wormwood

    wormwood Dare to be different

    is there a break-in period for cams after the initial break-in? i made an appointment for a day at the chassis dyno, but only have 100 miles on the new cam and lifters. Remember, i didnt touch the pistons or rings, they have about 3-4,000 miles on them.
     
    wormwood, May 12, 2008
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  15. gusszgs

    gusszgs Well-Known Member

    If the cam isn't broken in now, if never will be........give er!!!:laugh:
     
    gusszgs, May 12, 2008
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