1969 Barracuda 340 Formula S Restoration
Found the coolant leaks after removing all the parts. The cause was no sealant on the threads of 2 bolts. 2 that go into the water jacket!! The root cause was another case of stupidity!! All the other bolts that required sealant has sealant applied!! I think what happened was that I put the timing cover on first and temporarily bolted it in place without the water pump to ensure it was sealed. To install the WP, I removed all the bolts except these 2, because I didn't have to remove them to install the WP. Forgot to go back and pull them to install sealant!!! Oh well, just a few more hours of work. Also primed the oil system today with the help of my son to rotate the engine while priming.
Jim
Found the coolant leaks after removing all the parts. The cause was no sealant on the threads of 2 bolts. 2 that go into the water jacket!! The root cause was another case of stupidity!! All the other bolts that required sealant has sealant applied!! I think what happened was that I put the timing cover on first and temporarily bolted it in place without the water pump to ensure it was sealed. To install the WP, I removed all the bolts except these 2, because I didn't have to remove them to install the WP. Forgot to go back and pull them to install sealant!!! Oh well, just a few more hours of work. Also primed the oil system today with the help of my son to rotate the engine while priming.
Jim
