Coolant in oil - Source? (1 Viewer)

[JasonH]

79 2F. It had been sitting a while so I changed the oil and noticed coolant come out with the oil. I let it sit for a while with no oil in it, and coolant continues to run out of the oil pan while it sits. Pulled the pan and I can see coolant dripping down from #4 cylinder. It didn't overheat or run weird before this.

Head gasket? Would it keep dripping coolant while it sits?

 

[JasonH]

I forgot. There's not water in the cylinder above the piston. When I first drained the oil I refilled it and drove it around the block and drained it again. It was a green soup.

 

[1911]

Head gasket?

Most likely, yes.

 

[JasonH]

That was my assumption but for some reason I was thinking it wouldn't leak that much when sitting. I guess I'll start tearing into it, I suppose I should take it to a machine shop to get it checked out while it's off. Thanks.

 

[espensen]

Have you checked the freezeplugs inside the valvecover?

 

[JasonH]

Have you checked the freezeplugs inside the valvecover?

I will, thanks. I thought maybe freezeplugs too but I didn’t know where they all were.

 

[shawnfj40]

The # 4 cylinder leaking would kind of rule out a freeze plug.