24-12-2017, 09:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-12-2017, 09:43 AM by trevorcharlesmorgan.)
I've had my Austin 7 Ruby based special off the road for a year or so whilst I sent the block to be re-bored and I also had all the head stud holes helicoiled. I finally got around to sparking it up and got it to run for around forty seconds, I stopped the engine as I needed to fill the cooling system before running it for longer. I filled the radiator with fresh water and antifreeze. I then turned it over and water came not dribbling but gushing out of the the exhaust, the same fresh water and antifreeze I'd put in a few moments ago. I was surprised by the volume of water that came out. I haven't taken the head off yet but it seams as tough the water did not get into combustion chambers as the water did not cause the engine to lock up whilst turning over. Any ideas?