Re: Engine Problems

Posted by carla on Sep. 21, 1998 at 15:07:10

In Reply to: Engine Problems
posted by Jeff on Sep. 21, 1998 at 11:26:58

: After a 20 mi trip I put the 30 cc truck in the garage
: when locking up I found oil droppings in the path I took
: to the garage.
: The next morning I noticed a pool of creamy fluid with
: little circles of dark oil. The radiator had dropped A few
: inches of water with no apperant seepage arround the radiator
: This pool of fluid in sure is a mixture of radiator water and
: motor oil. So I'm assuming that I have a blown head gasket?
: However, the fluid hit the floor from the lowest point on the
: transmision?
: Could A rear main seal do this???
: what steps should I take from here???

:
: Any help will be most appreciated. thanks, Jeff
hello, jeff,
a couple of questions, if i may--- was your engine over-heating at the end of the run?
did you look at the oil dip-stick to see if you had water in the oil?
what about the history of your engine--- had someone fitted a rear main-bearing seal? --- have you taken up the play in the main bearings or made certain that the drain-pipe at the rear main cap isn't sludged?
you might have two seperate issues here--- if water is running out at the back of the engine, the head gasket could be suspect-- but the head gasket can't affect the rear main bearing oil drip.
can you be certain that the oil is coming from the rear main, and not leaking elsewhere and being blown back along the engine?
let us know what you find
carla

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Re: Engine Problems Jeff Sep. 21, 1998 at 16:29:15(1)
Re: Engine Problems Jeff Sep. 22, 1998 at 10:17:12(0)

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