Seafoaming complete(ended up just using water and pouring it slowly from a bottle. The thermostat was shot, used the oven test. It opened at the first sign of rising temps. So the new thermostat in and the truck warms nicely. I let it run a little while, then removed the aircleaner and began pouring the water.
I held the throttle pretty far open to keep the engine running while I slowly added the water. Did not really notice any smoke, I did kill the engine once. quickly restarted and completed pouring 16oz of water in while running. I noticed that the multiple knocking sounds are down to just one. And that is coming from the area of the #2 cylinder. which is the bad rod bearing I mentioned earlier. So the current plan is to pull the head for cleanup. I will then drop the pan and push the piston out of the top, and get the 2 that are not machined for inserts machined, then get all new insert rod bearings and re-install. then fresh head and pushrod cover gaskets and some paint.
After the water treatment I did get it out on the road and run it to burn out any leftover moisture. I ran better than pre-test. More power. I think that could be the help of the engine running at temp, and getting rid of the carbon.
Next weekend will be the bulk of the work, then waiting for the rods and new bearings to come in.
More to come.
