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[blackwidow]

Ok guys here is mine, put the truck up for the winter,( in the shop ) put a little antifreeze in her, thought she was good, we hit 0 degree weather for a week, was out working on my daughters car fired up the wood stove and noticed ice hagging down from the block, frooze the %&##@!!$%%%. Have not torn it down yet, got to finish the celica first, I hope I didn't crack the block ( fingers crossed )

[Diabolical]

Any pics?
Hope all is ok..
I did the same thing when I drop to Michigan..
In Fl we don't really run any antifreeze. I put in a little to be safe..
Guess it wasn't enough.... Tried to turn motor over the next day..
Nothing.. Opened the hood and seen the freeze plugs blown out and a crack
between the #1 and #3 cylinders...
Welcome to Michigan!!!

[blackwidow]

No pics yet, havn't torn it down yet, got to finish my last daughters car first. Can't run anti at the track, put just a little in for winter, weahter the week before was 40s, then we got a cold spell, thought it would be ok in the shop(wrong)

[AlteredRacer]

well hopefully the freeze out plug pushed out b4 the block cracked. Hope everythings okay

[lxtasy]

I thought I almost had my freeze plugs erupt the other day. But instead the lower radiator hose just froze. No antifreeze in the daily. My dumbass fault. But chilling on the side of the highway in 19 degree weather (no wind chill( waiting on the wife. Got it done now.

[434 smallblock]

Got my fingers crossed for you

[blackwidow]

I quess we are all allowed one screw up.

[dand355]

thats what freeze plugs are for. good luck

[blackwidow]

Thanks guys for the support.

[Phat boy]

Got my fingers crossed for ya man that sucks

[Bacon]

Hope its not cracked man, keep us updated.

[blackwidow]

Ok guy's I got my daughters car out of the shop yesterday, now I am going to pull the motor today and see if she is cracked, keep your fingers crossd.

I don't think I will post any pics if it is, I don't want proof of my stupidity.

[dand355]

as forrest would say stupid is as stupid does . thats not stupid you want to hear stupid , i lost my hood twice becuase i didnt pin the hood, instead of hitting nuterual at the end of a 10:90 run i put it in reverse stalled the engine, hm i got a few more, pulled a bad ass hole shot in my garge and ran over some stuff couldnt stop fast enuff, ok ill save some for later

[blackwidow]

Ok guys here it is block looks ok, decided to put new bearings in while I have her apart, heads ok. that was close! to close!!!!




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[mytmouz]

Congrats! I saw something to check though, in the second pic, on the pan rail (passenger side) #3 main webbing, side towards the front, is that a scratch, or what?

[blackwidow]

Don't scare me like that. I looked at the pic and then ran ( literally ) out to the shop and no it's not a crack. But thanks the more eyes you have the more you see.

[mytmouz]

Phew! Glad I was wrong, (I would have trotted out to look too...)

[blackwidow]

Now it's time to order bearing, and i have been thinking of a new cam, now's the time I guess. I need to put ina new sfi plate too, the list goes on and on. This last season was the first for nos for this motor so it was good to tear it down just to check on things.

[421s10]

congrats man

[Diabolical]

Thats great news!!

[mytmouz]

I ain't that lucky...

[85ss]

Glad it's okay!!

[blackwidow]

Thanks guys, I am glad to. I would have never heard the end of it from my racing buds.

[AlteredRacer]

well thats what those freeze out plugs are for, unfortunately they don't always do there job

[blackwidow]

ya.

[1fast10]

glad to hear its not trashed. good luck on rebuild

[blackwidow]

Rebiuld is more like a freshen up new bearing,bigger cam set up spec wise for nos, and maybe just maybe new heads, well new to me.