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redtractor 08-23-2012 16:44:49 98.217.109.73 Report to Moderator	Hot tank block. Clean all surfaces including liner bores and install sleeves as instructed then drill holes on either side of block favoring the lower part of the liners between the liners on the middle liners tape up all holes and use gas tank sealer as directed let cure then assemble engine. Got 2 z134s like this ones going on 8 years with no problems. Just hope I never have take it apart! [Reply]   [No Email]
PackardV8 08-26-2012 08:17:09 205.188.116.20 Report to Moderator	Re: Te 20 TO 20 engine swap in reply to redtractor, 08-23-2012 16:44:49   I'm going to try this gas tank sealer trick that RedTractor came up with. The tractor a TE-20 with Z120 contenental engine is fully intact and i'm about to start it for the first time just to hear the engine run for a few minutes with no coolant in it. So i'm not real positive about doing much disassembly except maybe remove head and water pump. All comments and critisizms are welcome: At this point i would like to come up with some makeshift way to clean the blocks inner water jacket so the tank sealer will stick. I'm guessing i can pour the tank sealer in thru the opening for the water pump AFTER the pump is removed. RedTRactor recommended tank cleaning the block. That would require engine removel and complete disassembly. Best method yes i'll agree with it. However i'd like to come up with a more quick and dirty method to clean the block and to pour in the tank sealer. Not sure why he recommended drilling 2wo holes and then to tape them up. I have confidence in this tank sealer concept enuf to give it a try. Comments and ideas and critisizms are all welcome. -PV8 [Reply]  [No Email]
PackardV8 08-24-2012 19:42:08 64.12.117.78 Report to Moderator	Re: Te 20 TO 20 engine swap in reply to redtractor, 08-23-2012 16:44:49   Quote from RedTractor: "... drill holes on either side of block favoring the lower part of the liners between the liners ..." ok. Sounds good and i'll try it. But it is not clear to me where to drill the holes. Are they drilled from the outside of the block???? And what purpose do the drilled holes allow for??? [Reply]  [No Email]