The oil is black in the coolant and doesn't ever seem to mix like I noted when I had a cylinder wall crack which caused the dreaded milkshake. I saw the tube repair. I was hoping that there was another common possibility. Thank you all for the imput. I will go ahead with the removal of the bolt next to the gallery, clean out and PTFE sealer. Is there any need to worry about head gasket issues with the removal of one bolt? I used the Felpro 1020 as recommended by the forum with the Edelbrock heads.
Thank you for the responses. If this doesn't work I'll have to pull it again and tear it down for the tube inserts.
I've never had any problems with head gaskets by removing just one bolt.
i loosened the first head bolt on the pass side and coolant started dripping out the head,but it stoped when i replaced the bolt,but it did not cause any problems
