A "getting used to an air cooled engine" moment
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I am still truly a newbie in the world of air cooled engines.
Tonight I was topping off the oil in That Red Thing and when I removed the cap to the oil fill tube, I began studying the inside of the cap intently for signs of the dreaded "chocolate milk shake"-- the bane of the water cooled Porsche world, where water is being mixed with the oil due to a bad head gasket or heat exchanger. I was just smiling in a satisfied way over the fact all I was seeing was oil when I realized... ain't no coolant in this hoopty bro... never going to be a milkshake unless I first drive this thing into Lake Superior.
Hey, I'm learning.
Tonight I was topping off the oil in That Red Thing and when I removed the cap to the oil fill tube, I began studying the inside of the cap intently for signs of the dreaded "chocolate milk shake"-- the bane of the water cooled Porsche world, where water is being mixed with the oil due to a bad head gasket or heat exchanger. I was just smiling in a satisfied way over the fact all I was seeing was oil when I realized... ain't no coolant in this hoopty bro... never going to be a milkshake unless I first drive this thing into Lake Superior.
Hey, I'm learning.
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Originally Posted by Thaddeus
I am still truly a newbie in the world of air cooled engines......
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However - nothing compares to checking the oil on my old 951 - and found out it was 2 quarts overfilled, as the headgasket blew and dumped it all into the pan... Who would have guessed??!!!
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John