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Old Dec 13, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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Whats WRONG???!?!??!?!?!?

My oil smells like gas. My radiator has foamy tanish oil in it. But my brother was able to drive it 20 miles home. It didnt overheat. and it seems as if a fwe times while driving i could smell coolant.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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Sounds like a blown head gasket or cracked head.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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thought so. i hope its a gasket.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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Bad PCV valve can cause that gas smell in the oil.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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how does your oil look? what color is your exhaust smoke out the back when you fire it?
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 01:50 PM
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how does your oil look? what color is your exhaust smoke out the back when you fire it?
looks like tan creamy honey. thats cool i live an hour from waco.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 01:55 PM
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is it a milky color? what about your exhaust?

where do you live?
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 02:14 PM
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north west near stephensville. I guess it looks like choaclote milk.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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head gasket or cracked head possibly from driving it overheating..
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 02:19 PM
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he said he didnt drive it while it was overheating.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 02:24 PM
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I dont know about my exaust should i crank it up when i get home?
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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yeah check and see the color of the exhaust coming out the back. if it's a distinct white color, it could be a blown head gasket.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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if its not white what could it be?
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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OK.....If no white smoke.. cracked block or cracked head.
If white smoke bad gasket or bad head.
One way to tell is drain oil and antifreeze, buy some cheap oil and put pure water in place of antifreeze.
let run for a minute.

check the oil and radiator.
if it's in both; once again only one of 3 things,
cracked block--worst case scenario
cracked head--second worse
bad gasket--sigh of relief.
Old Dec 13, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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or none of the above...



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