[tomtom72]

Hi Jim, There would be a bit of a coolant mess I would think. Don't know for sure as the only time I had my plate off was on a plenum pull. Nothing under there but a gasket and the coolant....should be no surprises hidden under it except for maybe some of that electrolysis corrosion maybe. I had a white color scale inside the chamber that I washed off with a toothbrush & as I had that electrolysis thing happening I had to clean up the gasket flange & a few screws and the plate. I think minerals in the water contribute to the crud. I guess it's worth it to try to use as much distilled water as possible when the collant is r&r'ed. I know my gasket didn't look to be re-usable, I had new gaskets so I took no chances. I can't say for sure that I could not re-use my old plate gasket though.


Tom