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Re: aww crap!
Posted by Peter B. [Email] (more from Peter B.) on Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:34:03
In Reply to: aww crap!, MikeinME, Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:31:28
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Mike:
There's no immediate reason to panic. The 'milkiness' you observe can be caused by normal condensation under the valve cover... especially in cold weather. If the oil on the dipstick looks OK, and the level isn't overfull, there's probably nothing to worry about. Though you might want to change the oil and inspect the old for signs of coolant.
If you had a _serious_ head gasket leak, you probably would have noticed billows of white, sweet smelling exhaust from your tailpipe... and/or engine performance problems... and/or more damning evidence of combustion 'by-products' in your coolant... and/or bubbling of coolant when the engine is running. (Remember that engine compression pressure exceeds coolant system pressure.)
This is all seat of pants... mostly from memory... so take it with a grain of salt.
Peter B.
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