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Water is getting into all six cylinders from somewhere other than head gasket or intake gasket. engine runs with out water but locks up when water is put into radiator and circulates.

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Gotta be in the oil pan, with the oil floating on top, the water is getting sucked up into the top of the engine and getting sprayed all over everything that is supposed to be getting oil. It is the head gasket, and it is letting water seep down when it it is shut off, If you dump the oil, you should find it full of water. There is no other way for it to flood 6 cylinders. A compression check would tell you which cylinder it is. I would not run the engine at all, take off the heads, and get them fixed, who knows how much damage has been done by oiling everything with water. The water being thinner than oil will get past all the seals, valves, and rings even. It can sucked right in through the bottom of the engine when it is being splashed around, That is the only thing I can think of, unless you have a cracked block and the crack is on the inside. Check it out, hope this helps.

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Must be cracked head, heads warped.

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Running the engine in an overheated condition will cause head gasket failure and often a crack in the cylinder head.

The problem you have is coolant is escaping into the engine's lubrication passages via the failed head gasket or head crack and contaminating the engine oil. If not fixed you will cause further damage to the engine as oil contaminated with radiator coolant cannot adequately lubricate the engine.

Running a leak down test on each cylinder will confirm the leak. In this case you are going to need to have the cylinder head removed and thoroughly checked for cracks and any warpage as well as a new cylinder head gasket fitted. The condition the engine block surface will also need to be checked.
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