small block head gasket leaking?

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Old 06-21-2009 | 11:46 AM
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small block head gasket leaking?

408 stroker 360, high compression around 12:5. I noticed some antifreeze under the car and put it on the lift and saw wet spots on both sides of the heads where they meet the block in. I over heated the car pretty bad last year and have eddy jeahs on it. Did I smoke the head gaskets or wrapped the heads or is this common on a high compression engine or should I tear it apart? I can email pix
Old 06-21-2009 | 12:39 PM
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no motor should even leak any fluid. I would start by taking off the heads and looking at the gaskets. Also have the heads checked for flatness as alum warps pretty easy from what I have read.

I'm not sure how well copper head gaskets will work with alum heads but you may have to go that way.
Old 06-21-2009 | 01:53 PM
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Is there any coolant on the dipstick ? and x2 on the pressure test.
Old 06-21-2009 | 07:35 PM
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like polara said, is there any anti-freeze in the oil?
Old 06-22-2009 | 01:38 AM
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or oil in the anti-freeze?
Old 06-22-2009 | 08:16 PM
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tore evry thing apart. little antifreeze in oil, but was clearly leaking on both sides where heads attach to block.????
Old 06-22-2009 | 09:32 PM
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probably just bad head gaskets
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