I understand about the double pumper. PM sent.

 

lookin better and better

 

it seems we need to fight him to make him keep the double pumper lol.. he just is so against it.. i had one in my car for 3 years now and no issues!

Levar install that double pumper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks, my friend. I appreciate it.

 

Tom, I hear you screaming, my friend. I will get the oil all cleaned up and hope the seal is not ripped so that we can finish the 91-octane tune. I am headed out of town for work from 5-22 September and would like to have that part of the tune finished before then, if possible.

 

that thing is crazy

 

Thanks, my friend. He is my "other" son.

 

As you fellahs already know, I had a little oil mess to clean due to not having the backside of the valve cover sealed. As stated, I opted for the Simple Green and water approach mainly because I feared brake cleaner would have damaged the powdercoated parts in the engine bay. Yesterday, I sprayed down the parts of the engine bay that had oil on them and water them down. I must have done this at least 4-5 times as I wanted to ensure that all of the oil was completely off. Since it is sunny and hot here in Arizona, I decided to let everything dry off overnight and then take the valve cover off the next afternoon. Fast forward to this afternoon, about 2PM, I go outside and start to remove the valve cover after seeing that there was no sign of oil anywhere in the engine bay. "Good job" I am thinking until I take the coil-on-plug system off and there I see water having a good conversation with my spark plugs. "Oh dang" I am immediately thinking at this point. There was a small puddle of water (hardly visible) in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th cylinder. But there was a good amount of water in the 2nd cylinder. "OK" do not stress and just dry the water out as best as possible. So I used Q-tips and shop towels to get the water completely dried and I am starting to feel good about things until I take the valve cover off and I see an oil mix with a hint of water. Now I am starting to really stress. I completely dried up the cylinder head thinking that was the end of the issue until I realized that oil passes through the cylinder head and into the shortblock. The biggest unknown that I have at this point is: What, if any, water is now in the shortblock?

The timing of this is terrible as I go out of town early Wednesday until the 22nd of September and now the car will just sit in my driveway. From a preventive perspective, I am going to drain all of the oil out of the car but what else can I do? Is there something that I can spray or wipe on the cylinder head in order to prevent any potential rust? Is there anything I can pour into the shortblock (either prior to or after) I put the new oil in? I already have new spark plugs that will go in at the same time. I just hope that I have not destroyed my shortblock with less than 1,000 miles on it.

 

you could always "act" like you are doing a compression test which would "spit" the remaining water out of the engine

a little bit of water wont kill it anyways, its when ur applying a load to the engine when it does.. since water doesnt compress, but heat does cause it to evaporate and eventually dissipate

 

This is assuing as Archie (my installer) has said the same thing.

 

I doubt that a substantial amount of water got into your oil and even if it did, it should just settle below the motor oil in your pan (oil is lighter). I am assuming that you did not run the motor yet? But replacing the oil and spark plugs should take care of it...

 

Thanks, my friend. I feel confident that things will be fine.

 

youre fine man.. if i did that id let it air dry off and then drain the oil and refill and not think twice!

 

Very comforting. Thank you.