Ok, let me start by saying Ive spent every waking hour doing this engine swap. I only get one or two days a month off, so Ive really been burning the candle at both ends to get this thing running. So, anyways, I swapped the 305 out for a 350 this weekend.(a buddys old 350 w/ about 20k rebuildon it. He pulled it out of his car after it rotted to the ground and stored it in a barn for about 5 years.) This was my very first engine swap so needless to say it was a challenge.

The first day I ignored the puddle of rusty yellow water in the drip pan under the car. Today, I began to investigate.....IT seems that I have a drop of coolant at the pass rear of the block, and from what I can tell it looks moist at the head bolts between the 7 and 8 cylinders. I havnt run the engine yet, but Ive filled the block with coolant and from best I can tell, its either overflow from somewhere or a head gasket leaking to the exterior. Is this common for a head gasket? Leaking without the engine even running? Please tell me something positive, Im at my wits end with this car and If I have to pull a head, well, it will be another 2 months till this car sees daylight......and I might just cry like a little baby!

 

dude honestly theres a mass of things it could be.. could be running off and down anything u gotta follow the trail of it.

 

Head gaskets would usualy blow and let coolant into the cylinders or compression into the cooling system. If that was the case you may see the coolant bubbling because of the air. Or you can use a block tester to check for combustion chamber gasses. It may be running from the intake gasket along the creavase between the head and block.