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ntsaint said:
Would love for that to be it but I can't figure out which line that would be. Weber carb so the vacuum setup is pretty limited. PCV into manifold. Brake booster into manifold. Valve cover vent into air cleaner. Vacuum advance into carb. That's about it to my knowledge. Unless I'm missing something or did something really stupid...
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Also most of the higher viscosity oil have a green tint. It's hard to tell from the pics. If I were closer I'd be over there, that's one project I should have finished :(
 
Change the oil again and use paper towels to soak up the green mystery fluid from off the cylinder head. Replace the spark plugs. Start it up and let it run and see if the green fluid reappears and or smoke from the exhaust. Next step would be to make sure it is anti freeze and not just oil. Being as you can't smell it you can taste it. Double check all lines, vacuum and coolant. If it is coolant the next step would be to pressure test the system, most auto parts stores will loan a pressure tester if you don't have one. If it holds pressure system has no leaks. Head gasket test kit would be next step if pressure drops and there are no visible leaks also available at most parts stores. Looks like a bottle of blue fluid and a turkey baster. Fluid turns yellow or green with baster in radiator you have a blown head gasket, cracked head. Fluid stays blue you have oil consumption problem, Pcv system, piston rings, valve stem seals etc.
 
offr0adlim0 said:
Change the oil again and use paper towels to soak up the green mystery fluid from off the cylinder head. Replace the spark plugs. Start it up and let it run and see if the green fluid reappears and or smoke from the exhaust. Next step would be to make sure it is anti freeze and not just oil. Being as you can't smell it you can taste it. Double check all lines, vacuum and coolant. If it is coolant the next step would be to pressure test the system, most auto parts stores will loan a pressure tester if you don't have one. If it holds pressure system has no leaks. Head gasket test kit would be next step if pressure drops and there are no visible leaks also available at most parts stores. Looks like a bottle of blue fluid and a turkey baster. Fluid turns yellow or green with baster in radiator you have a blown head gasket, cracked head. Fluid stays blue you have oil consumption problem, Pcv system, piston rings, valve stem seals etc.
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Awesome.
 
offr0adlim0 said:
I bet it is just a coolant line mixed up with vacuum hose. That anti freeze is too green to come from a head gasket.
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offr0adlim0 said:
Change the oil again and use paper towels to soak up the green mystery fluid from off the cylinder head. Replace the spark plugs. Start it up and let it run and see if the green fluid reappears and or smoke from the exhaust. Next step would be to make sure it is anti freeze and not just oil. Being as you can't smell it you can taste it. Double check all lines, vacuum and coolant. If it is coolant the next step would be to pressure test the system, most auto parts stores will loan a pressure tester if you don't have one. If it holds pressure system has no leaks. Head gasket test kit would be next step if pressure drops and there are no visible leaks also available at most parts stores. Looks like a bottle of blue fluid and a turkey baster. Fluid turns yellow or green with baster in radiator you have a blown head gasket, cracked head. Fluid stays blue you have oil consumption problem, Pcv system, piston rings, valve stem seals etc.
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This dog is on the hunt!
 
offr0adlim0 said:
Change the oil again and use paper towels to soak up the green mystery fluid from off the cylinder head. Replace the spark plugs. Start it up and let it run and see if the green fluid reappears and or smoke from the exhaust. Next step would be to make sure it is anti freeze and not just oil. Being as you can't smell it you can taste it. Double check all lines, vacuum and coolant. If it is coolant the next step would be to pressure test the system, most auto parts stores will loan a pressure tester if you don't have one. If it holds pressure system has no leaks. Head gasket test kit would be next step if pressure drops and there are no visible leaks also available at most parts stores. Looks like a bottle of blue fluid and a turkey baster. Fluid turns yellow or green with baster in radiator you have a blown head gasket, cracked head. Fluid stays blue you have oil consumption problem, Pcv system, piston rings, valve stem seals etc.
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Rob ain't no shadetree.
 
Rob has worked on and fixed many issues on my junk. I trust what he says.
 
I've peered into my oil fill before thinking it was coolant.
Pressure test revealed I had a small leak in the hose coming off the pump.
I agree with the above statment... the 50wt oils can have a green tint.


Are you losing coolant out of the side bottle?
 
Not losing coolant anywhere that I can see, but if cleaning/refilling/new plugs doesn't yield any results then will definitely go the pressure test route.
 
Roll up a couple white paper towels and dip it into that greenish fluid you are seeing through the valve cover. Is it wet like water or oily? If you are not loosing coolant level in your radiator you are prolly okay.

I am more concerned about your comment about excess fuel dumping into the intake before the carb replacement. Fuel makes a lousy lubricant and if you were flooding the cylinders with raw fuel it could have done a number on your rings.
 
Bomar said:
Do they have the OE oil cooler. If so it could be there also. Mine on 3fe under dizzy
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No oil cooler, no.

Bossman said:
Roll up a couple white paper towels and dip it into that greenish fluid you are seeing through the valve cover. Is it wet like water or oily? If you are not loosing coolant level in your radiator you are prolly okay.

I am more concerned about your comment about excess fuel dumping into the intake before the carb replacement. Fuel makes a lousy lubricant and if you were flooding the cylinders with raw fuel it could have done a number on your rings.
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yeah, I was worried when I saw that as well. Good thing is it hasn't ever been driven in its current condition, only idled in driveway.

Plan is to work on it today after 4, have new plugs, oil, plenty of paper towels and my camera ready.
 
Unfortunately yes. Changed plugs and oil.

Nothing else has changed since a few months ago when timing was properly set and she was purring.

Now running rough, almost knocking. Maybe a plug isn't seated or wired right? Or is this really bad. And oh yeah white white smoke.

http://youtu.be/23XRIrWFh8o.
 
ntsaint said:
Unfortunately yes. Changed plugs and oil.

Nothing else has changed since a few months ago when timing was properly set and she was purring.

Now running rough, almost knocking. Maybe a plug isn't seated or wired right? Or is this really bad. And oh yeah white white smoke.

http://youtu.be/23XRIrWFh8o.
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Hard to tell from the video, but it's thin enough that it looks like steam. Does the "smoke" drift off or evaporate and go away? If it evaporates quickly, it's likely steam, meaning there's coolant in your combustion chamber(s).....headgasket.

Keep throwing these clues to Rob and Bossman.....one of them will figure it out.
 
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