Hahaha!
Thanks Ken.
From my simplistic vantage the coolant reservoir appeared to be one of the highest points on the engine, so it wasn't clear to me what if anything would stop it from draining inward. I confess I still don't have a good mental picture of how it's plumbed inside, but I trust what you're saying.
Before I posted I found plenty of posts about leaking flanges and none about flooded engines, so I guessed it was OK, I just didn't want to make a potentially disastrous assumption.
So much for my planned turtling drills though. They'll have to wait until I can install a new gasket, just in case.
Thanks Ken.
From my simplistic vantage the coolant reservoir appeared to be one of the highest points on the engine, so it wasn't clear to me what if anything would stop it from draining inward. I confess I still don't have a good mental picture of how it's plumbed inside, but I trust what you're saying.
Before I posted I found plenty of posts about leaking flanges and none about flooded engines, so I guessed it was OK, I just didn't want to make a potentially disastrous assumption.
So much for my planned turtling drills though. They'll have to wait until I can install a new gasket, just in case.
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