coolant on top of 4 cylinder head

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Subject: coolant on top of 4 cylinder head
From: "John D. Fox" <jdfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 10:46:34 -0700 (PDT)
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The several suggestions regarding coolant pooling on top of the big 17
mm(?) casting plugs have all missed a very likely source. If any of the
head nuts are loose, the pressurized coolant will flow around the washer
between the head and head nut. When was the head last re-torqued?

                                                     John
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