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Thanks for the info guy's keep it coming if anyone has run into this issue. This is my friends engine. The short block was bought from a very well known big block stroker engine builder. My friend is sick he has many $ in the engine and virtually no use of the engine so far. We will try the pressure check but I'm afraid it my be in the block. The moisture is in 2 cylinders I think but can't remember which #'s. I think he's going to join here so he can post questions.



A friend had a similar issue with an engine built my a big name engine builder in Pa. He had Alum. heads on a stock 440 block with 13.0 compression and they put it together with head bolts, I suggested studs with this build, they didn't chase the head bolt holes and were getting a false torque reading that allowed coolant to leak into the valley, it took 3 attempts before they finally figured it out