Bitter taste of defeat! So much coolant in the oil pan.

RRR:
Do you think? It seemed like the water I poured in afterward came out much more clear than the coolant. It was as if it was running somehow straight through. Would that have made it as high as the intake manifold?

67Dart273:
I think there was no damage done. That happened before I started the engine. Saw the problem, drained everything, pulled the water pump, installed the bolt, re-installed everything. Engine oil on the dipstick showed normal gold color. It seems like the water/coolant that came through that bolt hole shouldn't a) been able to easily move through the gasket between the water pump and timing cover on its way and b) would in no way have been as much coolant as came out of the oil pan.

Heads were magnafluxed when I first got them: clean bill of health. I did some light porting/gasket matching. If I had punched through or weakened a wall to the point of cracking/breaking, would the engine still run right?

70aarcuda:
Engine was drained of oil, cooling system drained of coolant before I tore down the engine. Also, as I cleaned the oil pan out and re-installed it dry and clean, there was no coolant in there before bolting everything else back on.