if its just in the valve covers dont sweat it... condensation can build in there...
..... and it was running so well!!
Ran out of gas on tank 1, went to switch to tank two and I see some milky oil on the valve cover Pull the dipstick and pulled out a cafe late. It actually was not too bad, it wasnt full of water but small traces of milk on the dipstick... I also had a significant amount of water in the transom, like WAAAYYY more than normal!
So I have a few questions for you guys, it had been over a year since I had even started it, could water have accumulated in the motor? There does not appear to be a whole hell of a lot of water in it at all. I know it could be 1 of many things, front timing cover, head gaskets, intake maniford gasket, cracked block, cracked head, etc, etc. Where do I start?
if its just in the valve covers dont sweat it... condensation can build in there...
There was some leche on the dipstick though
I had the timing cover issue. A small hole in one of the little corners I almost didn't see it. Changed the cover and no more milkshake knock on wood :hammer2: just my .02
Not sure what kind of setup you have but if you are running OT headers with a basset T valve the valve itself could be the problem. It might just be a simple plumbing problem.
Nope, running Holman Moody logs. I'm going to pull the timing cover first and look for wear/corrosion and move on from there.
Compression check?
Compression check?
If the timing cover looks good that is the next thing I will do, that might help decipher whether its a head gasket or not, ha?
Thats what I was thinking.
You need to run a leak down test. That'll tell you if there's a problem. Compression test alone won't do it. Either way, get that oil out of the motor. Change it a couple times or more if necessary. It's probably nothing big.
Good luck