Re: The big coolant disaster. HELP!

Posted by Tobs On 2011/3/14 12:36:02

My theory is that when you had the coolant gushing out the stud hole, that it went into the intake or exhaust port and then down the cyl into the sump. I could see a cup of water doing this, but not a whole lot...Or perhaps the coolant gushing out the stud hole just flowed into the valve cover and then directly into the oil sump? -Also the fuel pump is there, could have been the coolant go in through there somehow. Was oil leaking on that side of the car when it was running?
This would be the most optimistic scenario with no cracked blocks and assorted doom and gloom. If you have the stud back in place, you could re-fill the coolant system and pressure test that. Easier than a compression test, or head removal.