400 BB build issues
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dozer556 Are you running the engine without the water pump/fan belt in that video? And then pouring cold water from a hose into what appears to be a hot engine? With the system open (not under pressure), and no water pump circulating coolant, you're basically using your engine to boil water.
If everything was installed properly and the system was buttoned up when you first started it for break in, how did you have an "explosion of water"? Where did it come from?
the explosion of water came from the radiator filler neck, the cap was left off to help the system burp out any excess air, and thats when it started gushing out of the top, i only splashed water in the rad to show how its geysering out of the top, again i know its smart to mix warm and hot ( it was 100+ in the sun that day, that and with the fact there is 100ft of hose in the sun, the water going in might have been hotter than the water coming out
To be honest, I've only seen this level of coolant boiling/gushing on an engine that's overheated. In the video, the water pump isn't circulating anything, so that rules out a clogged radiator or a faulty water pump (for now) as the reason water is flying all over the place. Let's face it, with no cap on and no pressure in the system, water boils at 212 degrees at atmosphere. If that engine is running and warmed up and you're pouring water into it, it's just going to turn to steam when it hits something hot, and that steam has to go somewhere. It's just going to force everything out the nearest opening.
So the advice given above (run a thermostat, put the belt back on, mount a fan, fill with coolant and cap the system) is still the best starting (or re-starting) point you have, IMHO. Everything else in line, like trying to break in that engine, will come later.
You're not running a flat tappet cam, are you?
you know there were some seriously DB response's posted and i did my best not to lose my **** to a few of them, how bout a few of you get off your high F#@%ing horses and realize i am only asking for help, you would never see Slant guys treating each other like this
I don't think any of the responses posted were "seriously DB". You have to admit that you put up a video that pretty much showed the worst case scenario. If you can't take some honest criticism (and yes, some of it was pointed) you might want to reevaluate using the internet to find help. There are some here with online personalities that you might find grating, but it doesn't mean the advice they offer is any less valid because of that.
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