antifreeze in distributor hole
 

My truck is in the driveway right now and when i pulled the intake off the truck it poured antifreeze into the distributor hole. I thought it was drained low enough but with the slant of the driveway it stayed at the back. If I finish installing my intake and carb I can drain the oil before starting and it will be ok correct? I searched and could not find anything but cannot see how it would be to bad.

Am I wrong in thinking this?

Re: antifreeze in distributor hole
 

I would do just that, then change again in 2-300 miles just to be on the safe side.

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I was planning on doing that anyways as the oil looks to be 20 yrs old. :lol: Ill change, it run it for a day or so and flush it again.

i pulled the intake and their was an oily build up crud in the water passages. it was crusty and hard as a rock.

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I did the same thing last year when i changed mine, i just drained it and then in about 250 miles i did another oil change, oil is way cheaper than a new motor

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You never seem to get out all the water. It always seems to surprise you. Best way in the future it to unscrew the drain plugs on each side of the motor, towards the bottom.

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If you have that kind of build up in the water jackets, I'd recommend getting the whole thing back flushed once you get it back on the road. I have had the BEST luck with doing this on old cars.

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When I pull intake manifolds off, I put air into the heater hose towards the intake manifold connection.

Disconnect the heater core hoses from the heater core, and point the lower one from the water pump down to a bucket.

Take a air hose and put air into the upper heater core hose.

That will push all the standing coolant out to the lower heater hose connection on the water pump.

This has always worked well for me, and as long as you have a bucket to catch the coolant. Your work area will be a whole lot more clean, and dry. Plus the inside of your engine won't get a big gulp of coolant, as soon as you break the seal while pulling the manifold off.