When swapping an intake, I was just wondering ...about how much water, generally, dumps into the block from the intake? I always change my oil when I do an intake swap, but never really paid any attention to the amount of water lost.
Mine is typically not a huge amount, maybe a half pint or less.
i was just curious.
As good measure, I always take a wet vac to the lifter galley and water passages to get as much coolant as possible so as not to have any moisture present when resealing the new intake......just me.
I always clean up the valley very well also. It didn't appear that much water at all got in the oil, but as I stated, I didn't look real close. Usually (like when I blew a head gasket a few years ago),if there's a significant amount of water in the oil, you can't help but notice.
I've been looking around, and I think in a couple of weeks I'm going to order an aluminum 3 row radiator. Couldn't hurt.
Why dont you drain the block first before removing the MANIFOLD, Then no coolant gets in the OIL????
There's almost always a little water that gets in the oil from the intake. No big deal.
Ok Thats fine with me. But if you drain the block their is NONE. I always drain the block to prevent coolant entering the oil. Coolant in the oil is NOT GOOD. But a few drops or so is not an issue
I agree. I always change the oil anyway when i swap intakes. Just a habit. I keep things clean and highly functional.