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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Well I can’t say for sure as I didn’t keep track when I pulled the old plugs. I’m thinking of swapping the steam cleaned plugs with the...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    No water in the oil. And Ive never got any water out of the cylinders. Just a little laying in the bottom of the manifolds. I’m...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Unfortunately I didn’t keep track when I took the original ones out. I put new ac delco ones in. So am I looking at something deeper...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Another picture of the worst looking ones
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    It’s efi but throttle body injection. So it has two fuel injectors not 8. On a couple of the original plugs I half wondered if I was...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Yeah they are surprisingly heavy. I got the exhaust from my buddy, but not sure they are usable. The mating surfaces are worse than...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    My engine has the cold manifolds. Only one hose goes to the bottom of each manifold, and 160 thermostat. It is getting cool here now...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Just checked compression, all were between 172 and 190 psi. I ordered an Amazon borescope this morning, And I’m buying a good set of...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Ok thanks. I assume that could get water in both sides? What about head gaskets? But what are the odds both are bad,,,,
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Boat was only fresh water used it’s whole life until I bought it 4 years ago. It never sits in the water and I flush it after every use
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Not really, in my picture,,,,the middle two were each side front cylinders, working out each way to the rears on each side.
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Figured I’d show what the brand new plugs looked like after the 15 minute run I have been meaning to get myself a cheap borescope
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    chartersj reacted to Lou C's post in the thread Water in exhaust manifolds with Like Like.
    If you just have it idling on the water hose on a cool day, the exhaust might not even get up to 100*F, so a small amount of water can...
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    chartersj replied to the thread Water in exhaust manifolds.
    Yeah that would be the thing to do. I will definitely look into that
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