[MikeK]

Originally Posted by howie123

. . . . In the water passage next to no. 3 cylinder, passengers side there are 3 or 4 loose objects. They are metallic, shaped like 3 dimensional stars and are too large to be retrieved through the passage. Any ideas what they are?. . .

Rotary tumbling jacks. Used in foundries for post shakeout scale and core removal cleaning of castings. Rotary tumblers are also used when re-maning large castings. They should have been seen and removed. Must have been end of the shift on pay day. As long as they cannot work their way into your water pump you should be OK.