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Old 05-20-2026, 09:32 AM   #7
Marshall V. Daut
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Default Re: Ignition cable removal

By the way, there are at least two studs in the engine block that will leak coolant if the nuts are not immediately replaced after removal. The stud with the ignition cable is one of those. When you remove the nut from this stud to slide the cable bracket off, be sure to replace the nut right away and tighten it - even though you'll have to take it off again to put the cable bracket back on. If you don't temporarily put that nut back on this stud, coolant will seep past the stud until what's inside the cylinder head has drained. If you are running anti-freeze in the coolant, this will make a real mess. The other stud that will leak is right behind the upper gooseneck water outlet, on the passenger's side of the head's center "hump". I don't recall which number that is. 'Wouldn't help knowing the number anyway unless you had a diagram in front of you with the studs numbered.
Marshall
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