9milphil

Just got done with a head rebuild, t belts , bla bla bla-- replaced head gasket with a new wide fire head gasket.... started the motor for about 5 min- and it didnt seem right - pulled the oil to find a beautiful frothy blend - cream- - I torqued the head down correctly, the block and the head are flat....could it be the head gasket?? wide fire??? - any ideas on cleaning out the engine now???

Thanks

Alan C.

Any oil in the water?

Alan

C5Driver951

You did check the oil filter housing while you were in there, didn't you? The o-ring seals are typically what fail causing the oil coolant mixture. You didn't mention what year you have because there were updates to the o-rings along the way.

You should be able to check the archives for a cleaning solution. I'd consider the rod bearings as well depending upon how long you ran it...

Did your studs torque correctly? Mine actually stretched and caused a lack of clamping force on the first head gasket I did.

Good Luck.

Danno

Hmmm, usually a headgasket leak would just cause your coolant to mysteriously disappear. If you've got coolant in your oil, it's probably the oil-filter/oil-cooler housing gaskets.