Jay, or anybody else with Pond block experience....
I've had my 482 Pond running on a test stand, no load. Some condensation under valve covers, whitish film on rocker adjusters. Pulled the intake, no milkshake, but evidence of slight water contamination in oil that pooled in the valley. It doesn't appear that the water passages from the intake were leaking at all. I suspect that there is some oozing from the head gasket area into the valley.
When I originally built it, water seeped from beneath the head gasket to the outside of the motor, even when it wasn't running. I pulled it apart and treated my 1020's with kopperkote (i know i'm not supposed to do this). It never seeped to the outside of the engine again, even when running.
My sleeves are all about 2-3 thou above the deck and relatively even. My block and heads (edelbrock) were prepped by KCR.
My question is, is this expected? Is a certain amount of seepage "normal" for these aluminum motors? I tend to doubt it. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
phil