Re: NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

Just one interjection.  If a PO had put Bars Stop Leak in, it looks brown
and muddy.  Try just flushing the system completely first and see what
happens.

Eroc


On Fri, 14 Jan 2000 VeeWdriver@aol.com wrote:

> So I had lunch with some friends today and afterwards I popped my hood to 
> show one of them the new Eurosport stress bars I put on it.  I noticed a 
> little coolant was weeping from the top left of the radiator.  It wasn't much 
> so I drove home and watched the temp gauge which read normal all the way 
> home.  When I got home, I let it idle awhile and checked again for leaks.  
> Nothing, so I turned her off and let it sit for a few minutes for the 
> pressure to build.  Still nothing new.  I decided to check the coolant level 
> and slowly opened the cap on the overflow.  It burped out this nasty stuff 
> that looked like mud, kinda brownish tan in color.  My first thought was of 
> course "headgasket" so I checked the oil.  It was about half a quart low, 
> but, didn't show any signs of water/sludge/foam/etc.  
> 
> Here's what I'm thinking and I'm looking for your input (plus, I HOPE I'm 
> right):  My thinking is that the water/oil cooler has sprung a leak inside 
> and is letting oil under pressure into the coolant.  Tomorrow I'm going take 
> that sucker off and replace the hoses and oil filter sleeve with the ones 
> from my old Rocco and bypass that cooler altogether.  Then I'll flush the 
> coolant, change the oil (and check it for any signs of water) and keep my 
> fingers crossed.
> 
> Any thoughts?  Ideas?  Assurances?  Do these things go often???
> 
> Tom
> 
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