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Also remember to have the cylinder heads checked closely at a competent automotive machine shop. To just pull the heads put new gaskets and bolts is about as bad as just running it as is. Do it right the first time. I have had many heads come ack as marked cracked and chose not to use them. They...

If you use studs I hope you have the engine out. I rebuilt and changed countless 6.2 heads and engines. The good old Fel Pro head bolts always worked for me. These are just 135 HP engines. Not hi performance diesel engines. Do as you wish. Anything over standard parts for a stock engine is a...

No luck with the pressure tester you will buying? That is going to be the tell all. It should be able to maintain the 14lbs?? of pressure and not leak down any. But at this point it is all a guessing game. Pressure test it. Water leaks can be very tricky. Any fluid for that part. Good Luck...

I will be fishing at Conowingo Maryland on Friday May 24th if that is near you. I can bring a pressure tester and have a look. But yes head gaskets and cracks can leak externally . ( of course) Does the leak go away with a warm engine? Just putting the information out there if I can be of any...

I went and looked at a few scrap 6.2 engines I have stored. 3 freeze plugs on each side of the block. No plugs behind the bell housing. There are some small ones in the heads that can leak. Report back once you make the discovery of what is leaking. Fluid can be deceiving. It can travel and drip...

First place i would look is the coolant crosover manifold port gaskets. It has 2 up front on the coolant manifold and 2 in the rear. Left side has a coolant temperature sensor and the right side has a cover plate. They are notorious for leaking. Next would be the freeze out/expansion plugs. They...