Do you have rods in your head? I do.
I would love to see a photo of the rods in the /6 head, it's a first for me.
Ive seen this posted and talked about somewhere not too long ago/ don't remember whether it was the /6 forum or the copy of Dutra's book I have.... I'm thinking it may have been both. but it was mentioned wherever it was, to go ahead and pull them out with needle nose.
In fact I probably wouldn't have noticed (or looked) in the heads that I have here if I hadn't seen the writeup that I did about the subject,
When I 1st tried to pull them I thought the same thing, "they're REALLY in there", won't come out... but then I tried again (from a different water passage maybe?) and got one to move/ so I started pulling and it twisted itself up and came right out. They weren't very sturdy or rigid.... probably on account of how old they are and the exposure to water, coolant, and what it turns into when neglected plus throw in all the heat and cooling cycles over the years.....
there was a thread somewhere else recently, claiming that someone discovered the rods in their /6 head when their car wouldn't warm up and discovered one wedged in their thermostat, keeping it from closing..... given the way coolant flows and moves I can see them floating around in there eventually. If possible I'd try and get them outta there.
