OK I removed the head. All four cylinders full of water. Checked the surface of the head with a straight edge and a .0015 feeler guage. Guage would not go through at any point of surace. Checked the intake surface of head the same way. Feeler guage went through near water jacket ports but not any where else.
Checked the Intake manifold (Edelbrock Performer 289 brand new) mating surface with the straight edge and found burs around each bolt hole. So I filed the burs off, rechecked it, and the feeler guage would fit through but tightly. Gasket should make up for these small imperfections though.
Cleaned all parts, checked head gasket and noticed machine marks from head surfacing machine imbeded in head side of gasket, so it looks like the gasket and head surface are squishing together fine. Used Gasket sealing rings are .050 when checked with a vernior.
Checked dowel pin hight to recess in head and found .300 clearence, reinstalled the head with old head gasket, cylinder head did not rock back and forth on dowel pins, installed head bolts, Torked to specs, put gasket sealant around water ports of each head, installed new intake gaskets and put sealant around water ports of top side of gaskets, and installed intake manifold, filled it with water and used a radiator pressure tester. Pumped it to 13 pounds. About one minute later noticed water coming out of second cylinder, # 6. This piston was at TDC when head was installed.
Rotated crank until next piston was near TDC and water started coming out of this cylinder. Continued with the two remaining cylinders with the same results. I'm using the original headbolts. Someone thought if I was using after market bolts and they were to long, the head wouldn't seal to the block. But i'm using the original head bolts and only took .010 of head surface at machine shop, and there is no water coming out between head and block mating area, only out of spark plug holes.
Next step is having the head pressure checked at machine shop. All parts were magnafluxed at machine shop prior to machine work. Heads had three angle valve job performed, new valves, spring ,locks, retainers, Spring pockets were not machined, guides were reamed and bronze liners pressed in.
No water in intake ports or exhaust ports, only in cylinders. Don't no what else to check. I've checked with several ford people and they have never heard of water in ALL FOUR cylinders. Only one or two but not all four. And remeber the passenger side cylinders are dry, so this is only happening on driver's side of engine. AAAARRRRGGGG!
Any other ideas out there? Thanks for your input.
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