Coolant in spark plug valley :(

mytmk3

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Looking for ideas here realy hope it's not a worst case thing here

There's no coolant splatter under the hood so there's no where else from it to come from other than the head between 3-4 cylinders

Here's the photo
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Motor was rebuilt done 8+ hours dyno time and maybe 500kms on the road
 

Moy

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the large hex plug in the bottom of the spark plug valley seals the coolant passages. the only thing I can think of is that it's leaking, and those should not have been touched when the motor was rebuilt
 

mytmk3

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That looks like fun :( is the world going to implode if I ignore it for a little bit to make the drags this weekend? It doesn't exatly leak in a hurry
 

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mytmk3;1698885 said:
... is the world going to implode if I ignore it for a little bit to make the drags this weekend?

I wouldn't.
Leaks can always get worse.
It's an hour job, maybe 2 to make up a custom tool to break them loose.
Drain your system, pull the plugs, clean and reseal them.
Job done.
An over heated 7M tkes a bunch more to fix.

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jessemkiiis;1699061 said:
I made my own tool to remove these, found a bolt the fit and welded a nut to it.

Yup, did the same here.
You could also find some hex stock, or a long nut that you could then put a socket on.