If this is the water jacket drain, then it could be that your coolant has gone acidic. Ethylene Glycol can do that under certain circumstances when the corrosion inhibitors are depleted and the pH drops to the acidic range.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.