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Oil foam? #1050319 08/10/11 11:49 AM 08/10/11 11:49 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside thedriver OP pro stock
thedriver OP pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,481 Outside	Why does oil foam up? I have a Chevrolet v6 that runs off natural gas powering a pumpjack, noticed this morning the sight glass for oil is full of foam?? 1973 challenger Dana. 4 speed. Low deck.

Re: Oil foam? [Re: thedriver] #1050320 08/10/11 11:59 AM 08/10/11 11:59 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,075 N.W. Florida F Fat_Mike master
Fat_Mike master F Joined: May 2003 Posts: 3,075 N.W. Florida	Water in your oil. Could be a number of ways it got there; cracked block/heads, bad head gasket(s), or simply condensation.

Re: Oil foam? [Re: Fat_Mike] #1050321 08/10/11 12:01 PM 08/10/11 12:01 PM
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shanker master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,784 Corpus Christi, TX	dont rule out condensation...if the engine is not run very often, condensation can be an issue. I had that issue with my 4.3 V6 when I was only making very short drives with it irregularly... The Federal Government has not yet learned that you cannot legislate morality 1970 Coronet R/T FF4/FF8/V85/V1G 440/Auto/3.23 1970 Coronet R/T FK5/FK5/V8W/V1W 440/Auto/3.55 1970 Super Bee TX9/TX9/V8W/N96 383/Auto/3.91 1975 Duster 360 VS29L5 Daily Driver

Re: Oil foam? [Re: thedriver] #1050322 08/10/11 01:20 PM 08/10/11 01:20 PM
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MAVERICKSHEMI enthusiast Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 370 NASHVILLE	what kind of oil are you useing?

Re: Oil foam? [Re: MAVERICKSHEMI] #1050323 08/10/11 02:14 PM 08/10/11 02:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest M MoparforLife Too Many Posts
MoparforLife Too Many Posts M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,200 Upper Midwest	Don't know where you are but this year has had excessively high humidy and leads to a lot of moisture accumulations in many places including our engines if not run long.

Re: Oil foam? [Re: thedriver] #1050324 08/10/11 02:34 PM 08/10/11 02:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,402 Littleton Colo G Geezer pro stock
Geezer pro stock G Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,402 Littleton Colo	Conoco has 17 varities of oil for natural gas engines. http://www.conocophillipslubricants.com/brands-products/Results.aspx?product=Natural+Gas

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