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water in the oil #217898
02/08/09 02:58 PM
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well it looks like my head gaskets are leaking water, heres a little back ground, the original felpros started leaking the same way, these were installed by the shop, so i pulled those and installed cometics, now those are leaking,,,, compression test shows all cyls in the 220-230 range, heads are eddys, with studs,torqued to 95,,,im wondering if one of the surfaces are out of whack


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Re: water in the oil [Re: Stroker Scamp] #217899
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Maybe a small crack in a head??? You might also check the gasket to make sure the alignment with the coolant passages is ok. Have you tried a leakdown test, night show something before you tear it apart?


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Re: water in the oil [Re: Stroker Scamp] #217900
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thats what I was going to say...have the head checked..and check the block surface..

Re: water in the oil [Re: smokinwoody] #217901
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If it is a head gasket it doesn't mean that it will show up on a compression test or a cylinder leak down tester. A head gasket leaking coolant does not have to leak around a cylinder seal.
Is your coolant level dropping??? Have you used a cooling system pressure tester to check for cooling system pressure drops? Are you sure that it is coolant in the oil?

Re: water in the oil [Re: Stroker Scamp] #217902
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Take a look at your intake manifold, if I recall you did the coolant crossover on your manifold, maybe leaking there. Good luck man.

Re: water in the oil [Re: 68Fastback] #217903
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Take a look at your intake manifold, if I recall you did the coolant crossover on your manifold, maybe leaking there. Good luck man.




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Re: water in the oil [Re: Lil Demon] #217904
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i have the same issue check the heads i take it they are ported if so check around the valve guides

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Re: water in the oil [Re: Lil Demon] #217905
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ok got the manifold off and it appears that the water is coming from there around the water ports, the intake gasket was slightly, swelled in the area around the jacket, thanks for the tips, im gonna install new gaskets and then pressure test the coolant system, to make sure that nothing else is leaking the the heads, the manifold had a slight oil leak out the back bu the distr,so it had to come off anyways,,,thanks again, mike


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Re: water in the oil [Re: Stroker Scamp] #217906
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Just a thought, but maybe the intake to head surface isn't mating perfectly flat. As long as it isn't way out of wack, use some substantial sealant around the water holes, holymer or Permatex gasket maker, etc. (not silicone).

Re: water in the oil [Re: 440Jim] #217907
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going thru this issue right now, found that the opening's in my Indy intake did not match the port's in the head and having the port opening's welded up and will gasket match them to the head, funny part was that I put the Super Victor on the motor and the water problem vanished.


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Re: water in the oil [Re: dartman366] #217908
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Here's a pic of the mismatch, leaked like a sieve into the pan.

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Re: water in the oil [Re: dartman366] #217909
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Holy chit....not even close.

Re: water in the oil [Re: Chad Bittle] #217910
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well looks like the head gasket is leaking a bit too, on pass side below the 4/6 exhaust, im thinking of pulling the motor and get things checked, replacing the head gasket in the car with head studs are a pain, got any tips on cleaning cometics for a second use?? i may make another post for that ?, mike

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