Help Malcuit Engine

[tworrick]

Is the engine currently together?

If it is this would be my plan of attack: first try to figure out if its a head gasket/sleeve issue (coolant leak into combustion chamber) or a coolant leak somewhere else.

1. I'd warm up engine and blow air into cylinder (like a leak down) with radiator cap off and see if it tries to blow water out radiator or see bubbles. If not you can say it's probably not a coolant leak into combustion chamber. Your probably gonna have to do every cylinder. If you don't have a leak down tester but have a compression gauge, just remove the shrader valve from the hose that screws into the plug hole and just use whatever line pressure you have from compressor.

2. Warm engine again and pressure the coolant system and remove carb (do only carb at first) then intake (if possible and still have coolant passages sealed) and see if you can see water coming from some place like an intake port or something.

Not sure what else to tell you at this point, but have a feeling it's sleeve related but could be wrong.

Side note: was all sleeves replaced or just a few. I thought all but last post made me think otherwise

I honestly believe it is coming up through the intake runners. question explain what happens on sleeve installation? Like i said this one was left two thousands above .

[Kromulous]

Something you said, they used silicone on the head gasket surface? That cant be common, i have never done that, anyone else?

Just an idea, putting it out there, but what about a block sealer? Just to get by one for a while? I think Moroso or some Co makes a ceramic block sealer. I have used it before on a Mod engine that had some leaking head bolts.

[Kromulous]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-35500?seid=srese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-moroso&gclid=CjwKCAjworfdBRA7EiwAKX9HeEQsSNez8FfkI7H9nHVyk3TjA2hlJlDhJRcCQA5TAdS3WUy6lNVOXhoCE84QAvD_BwE

This is what i used.

[billetbirdcage]

I honestly believe it is coming up through the intake runners. question explain what happens on sleeve installation? Like i said this one was left two thousands above .

Didn't understand that, was there a question there? Not sure if you was asking me something or not.

[CCHIEF]

So does it"smoke" from one header or both?

[tworrick]

So does it"smoke" from one header or both?

both sides. but thats because the water is in the intake.

[Jim11h]

Find or borrow another intake and put on. Sure used right intake gasket and everything lines up correct? Gasket didn't move on installation

[fast_crew]

A 2 piece intake with a plate can not suck oil in to the ports. Is this blue smoke or more like white steam that dissipates in the air?? Fill radiator pump up a few times, pull the plugs and crank it over watching for water to spray out spark plugs holes. Sounds more like a possible ring seal problem to me though if your actually seeing blue (oil) smoke.

[CCHIEF]

Your problem most likely is in an intake port, epoxy in it that came off or ported into a water jacket that finally gave way. Sleeve or head gasket problems would connect cooling system to combustion chamber or crankcase. No water in oil, correct?