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I have an odd water/oil question....

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.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #1 –
Mine is typically not a huge amount, maybe a  half pint or less.
Mike

I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #2 –
i was just curious.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #3 –
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.
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I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #4 –
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.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #5 –
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.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #6 –
Why dont you drain the block first before removing the MANIFOLD, Then no coolant gets in the OIL????
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I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #7 –
There's almost always a little water that gets in the oil from the intake. No big deal.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #8 –
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 spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

I have an odd water/oil question....

Reply #9 –
I agree. I always change the oil anyway when i swap intakes. Just a habit. I keep things clean and highly functional.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..