Hey guys I need some help I have a freshly built motor, I went to start it last week and it wouldn't start but was trying(a cylinder would fire randomly), we pulled the spark plugs and coolant was in all 4 cylinders. We pulled the intake pipe and there is coolant in the intake manifold. I thought it was the intake manifold gasket so instead of stock I went with the hondata heatshield intake mani gasket and installed it last night. We went to start it today and it fired up then died in about 5 seconds, so I pulled the plugs and sure enough there is coolant in all 4 cylinders. As of now Im hoping its not the headgasket. If you have any knowledge on the subject I would really appreciate some help.

Thanks guys,
Jordan

 

also wanted to add there is more coolant in the intake manifold than in the cylinders

 

oooooo did you silicone the gaskets?

i think thats your problem, and what did you torque it too?

 

first of all you should make a leak test on your cooling system.

 

check also that you havent mixed up some of the vacuum and water lines around the inlet manifold.

 

Look in here... Billman250 posted a photo of what chris barry is talking about.

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=844170

 

You definitely have the two lines crossed. One is vac, one is coolant. check link above.

 

thanks for all the input guys I will check those two lines today but I just want to say billman250 you deserve a nobel peace prize with how much you help everyone out on this site, your the man!

 

Yes i would also think it would be silicon or lines!

 

Silicon? That stuff from the named valley?