Uh, oh! Anti-freeze In the Oil

[Bad Karma]

Keep everyone posted on this. No one knows what goes wrong on these engines. The military just pulled them out and replaced them. The rebuild facility just rebuilt them without telling the operators what was wrong.

We learn here from experience. I pulled my heads three times before finally figuring it out.

Roger That

 

[dabtl]

By the way, for anyone trying to figure out where the water is coming from, remove the injectors one by one while turning the engine over. My engine had a number three cylinder gasket blown. Replaced the gaskets. Moved the front head to the rear. Started motor and blew the number six cylinder gasket blow out. Removed the injector, turned the engine over and anti-freeze water squirted out a foot or more.

This is how we figured out the crack in the intake or exhaust port on the head. New head, no problems.

 

[dabtl]

Just an update for now. I have driven the winch deuce in several parades since the head change. (I do not have any other use for it) Driven several hundred miles.

On the first run I opened the oil fill cap and looked at it. Some trace indicators of anti-freeze on the cap. I figured it was residual antifreeze that had been hiding in the nooks and crannies. With temp applied it would all evaporate and clear up. I just wiped the traces off the cap.

This morning I again removed the cap. Nothing but nice clean oil. Looks like all that time I spent as a kid messing with Model A Fords and V8 Chevys was not wasted. These engines are not plug and play like modern cars.