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BA: no idle, dies after ½min Hi all, You might remember Finn Flatty and his '29 with BA. The same that had exhaust water leak some weeks ago. Now we'd be almost ready to hit the road, however we have a major tuning issue with the engine. The original carb, Holley 2100, was running bad and...

Thanks for all helpful replies. The leak is blocked now. Filled the bolt hole with high temp silicone and bolted in head bolts while silicone wet. Seems to hold up.

Update: The suspect found guilty. Rethread drill obviously have hit the water jacket. At the end of bolt hole there is openings to water and exhaust at opposite sides. Now the question is what chemical to use and what would be the procedure for good permanent fix. Thanks.

Thanks for all helpful responses. I tried to follow the #8 exhaust port, the best i could, to see holes or cracks. Visually and with a pick. All bolt holes on that end of the deck are helicoiled. Only big enough suspicious opening (for the speed the water was escaping the exhaust pipe), is at...

Hi all, The topic starter's, Finn Flatty's, car is in my garage and i am helping him to get the car rolling. However, this is my first flathead i've ever played with. I tried to narrow down the possible leak source by unbolting a head bolt one by one around the cyl #8 and pouring water into...