Hi all, well I just got done wit testing the coolant system to find out why Im still pukin. I did a leak down test and it droped only 1 psi in a 30 min period. So I started the truck and let it warm up with the gauge on and all was fine. So I then decided to stage the truck to put a load on it and watched the pressure rise to 18 psi in a few seconds.
So even with the egr blocked off completely, heads were decked and checked for cracks, checked the block with a strait edge and cleaned it with a super fine stone, and of course arp studs. Studs were torqued just like the book said to. Is is possible that a head cracked after the re-assemble and that is what is pressurising the coolant. Do ARP's need to be re-torqued?
Also it will puke with any level of tuning, tow, hot street, and insanity. It wont quite puke in stock setting but when driving and stop to get out to check something I can smell it venting. I really hate the smell of coolant now.
I dont know what else to check and am really done with this pukin mess of an engine.
Thanks
Nathan.
So even with the egr blocked off completely, heads were decked and checked for cracks, checked the block with a strait edge and cleaned it with a super fine stone, and of course arp studs. Studs were torqued just like the book said to. Is is possible that a head cracked after the re-assemble and that is what is pressurising the coolant. Do ARP's need to be re-torqued?
Also it will puke with any level of tuning, tow, hot street, and insanity. It wont quite puke in stock setting but when driving and stop to get out to check something I can smell it venting. I really hate the smell of coolant now.
I dont know what else to check and am really done with this pukin mess of an engine.
Thanks
Nathan.