Jim, I agree with Dick Taylor on this one...pull the plugs and turn the
engine thru, either with the starter (be ready to catch some coolant blowing
out) or by hand to flush out any coolant that got into the
cylinders...hydraulic lock is the one thing you don't want to have, as you
will bend connecting rods and possibly do other damage, any of which will
cause you to tear the engine down for repair. Once you have done this, you
can take a flashlight or a bend-a-light, if you have one, and look into each
cylinder thru the spark plug holes with the piston all the way up...you
should be able to see the top of the piston once it gets to the top of its
stroke, make sure there is nothing but residual coolant left in each
cylinder. You will have to turn the engine thru by hand to check each one,
but it's worth the effort...HTH
Greg Donegan
72 TR6 CC82492U
Hebron, KY
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