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Yeah, I thought about that after I posted. If the object is to run hot, I need to restrict water flow.

Re: Saab, yeah, I have good luck with them, but then I've been driving them since my first...

Thanks.
I was thinking of changing the thermostat after the job just to remove that potential problem from the equation. What would you think of running it without a thermostat for the job, keeping...

Ok,

So I'm going to try to see if I can use block sealer to keep it going for a while, until I figure out what to do next.

I did a little research into part numbers this morning as a...

Thanks, I'll check it out.

I was thinking about pushing block sealer into this crack with a grease gun through the head bolt tap, then I would chase a tap through the head tap before reassembly....

Thanks for the advice. I think the head might be ok, but there might have been a crack in the block, running from a coolant jacket between the No. 2 & 3 exhaust valves. 40224023.

I'm not sure if...

So I got the darn thing off. Some of those head bolts were quite a bear and I was sure I was going to skin my knuckles in the very least.
The last one I was sure I was going to have to go out and...

I'll probably pull the head this weekend just to see what I'm up against. If the head is blown, I'll buy a new one this coming month. Any recommendations for sealing the top of the engine to keep out...

WD40, that sounds right.

Right now I’m weighing my options. This was a pretty big setback and I’m trying not to let it get me down.
It seems to me the rebuilt head in the KW catalog is a “plug...

Yes, it’s an F, and it could be warped. Simplest case I was going to hold a straight edge in it and check with a feeler gauge.

I might not get around to this right away; next month maybe. Is there...

Blown head gasket or head?

There must be something wrong, there‘s water in the number 2 & 3 cylinders. It’s a pity too because I got the engine running evenly and well. Now I think the plugs are...