Then if he had the white crud under the cap, what is it?
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Steven St.Laurent
C4I System Engineer
Engineering Branch, PSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, U.S. Marine Corps
Office (760) 725-2506 (DSN Prefix: 365)
"<SNIP> Though, reading through history fables,
some would claim the City of Damascus is the oldest
city in the world. I thought it was Enoch, grandson of Cain,
who founded the city of Enoch long before this city was
ever resurrected from the dust bowls of the middle east."
-----Original Message-----
From: SEMIHEMI01@aol.com [mailto:SEMIHEMI01@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 7:45 AM
To: aol@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Uh oh. "Radiator cap."
That is probably anti-freeze + some oxide from the brass in the
cooling system. There are two things that can happen with a blown head
gasket, cracked head or cracked block. You can get water in oil, oil in
water
or both. If the opening is between an oil gallery and water jacket then oil
is forced into water while engine is running due to high pressure and when
engine is shut off the radiator pressure is higher than oil pressure which
is
now zero. This forces water into oil.
I would just replace the radiator cap and watch it for a few days to
see what happens. Check the dip stick to see if the oil turns milky looking.
"Sir Bill"
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