coolant trivia on a rainy day in ATL

["Vath, Michael J." <mjvath@xxxx>]

Who at chrysler engineering decided to have the 392 hemi head cooling
passages meet the valve cover stud holes?!?

I made the unfortunate discovery last week while firing-up the C rag...sans
valve covers...lovely green fountains cascading over the rockers. Very nice
surprise.

--Anybody know if they also have the coolant passages meeting the exhaust
manifold stud holes? Should head/block studs/bolts be oiled before
install? Just wondered. Thanks. mv




-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Merritt [mailto:okbobwynmer@xxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 1:50 PM
To: Richard W. Tibben
Cc: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] coolant leak



Rich, How much space between the heater hoses and clamps to the firewall?
Most heater tubes thru the firewall have a small hole on the bottom side
about an inch from the end of the metal tube. That lets you start the noses
on and bleed the air out of the heater core and then when the air is
expelled and fluid runs from the hole the hoses should be pushed almost to
the firewall and the clamp close enough to the firewall to seal off the
bleed hole when tightened. If your hose and/or clamp isn't close to the
firewall, try loosening the clamp and moving hose and clamp closer and see
if this solves the problem. It only takes a few minutes and sure beats
pulling the heater core out and after checking and not finding any leaks,
THEN noticing the bleed holes. 
Okie Bob 
"Richard W. Tibben" <tibbmopar@xxxx> wrote:Greetings,
I have a small coolant leak in my 300G that I can't quite figure. I 
find the coolant on the firewall. It seems like it might be coming from 
the plug in the firewall that is located to the right and just below the 
heater box (looking from the front of the car). Before I take it to the 
local radiator shop I would like to see if anyone can determine where it is 
coming from. Thanks!



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