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Small Coolent Build Up Between Engine And Gearbox?

kls83

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take the car for a spin, then park it on jack stands and/or a hoist.. once the motor is off and the cooling system is inactive you might be able to see a build up as the water heats up from lack of airflow.

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Is the join for your heater hoses leaking? I only say that cause mine has a very slight leak which I missed the first time I went looking for a leak. Assume R34's are the same

Otherwise (and hopefully not for you) it may be a leaking welch plug in the block inside the bellhousing. When I built my engine I was really lucky I pressure tested the cooling system before it was ready to go back in the car. The plug was leaking and I had to change it.

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Some RB heads also have a welsh plug also on the back of the head.

Known to pop on high powered builds, when they do most people put a new one in a go around the alloy on the edge with a center punch to stake them in, in our case we welded the bung shut with a billet plug.

Maybe get her up to cooling pressure and go around with a small mirror on a extension (you can buy them at supercheap) to have a look around.

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I will get some pics up of it. I bought the engine with the ffp already on it and I know that some of the coolent lines running of the manifold where plugged up I found one at the back top of the engine was weeping

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Its usually from the turbo coolant line at back of the head.

Is the join for your heater hoses leaking? I only say that cause mine has a very slight leak which I missed the first time I went looking for a leak. Assume R34's are the same

this or this is my call too.

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