Head Gasket
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Head Gasket
1969 Ford F250, 360 V8
Did an oil change a few weeks ago. Checked the oil dipstick yesterday and found coolant in the oil. Figure it's a Head Gasket problem. Engine runs strong after it warms up, but it won't pass Nevada smog yet.
Before I tear apart the engine, does anyone have any experience with products like Steal Seal? Or similar products that claim to seal the head gasket with out tearing apart the engine?
Did an oil change a few weeks ago. Checked the oil dipstick yesterday and found coolant in the oil. Figure it's a Head Gasket problem. Engine runs strong after it warms up, but it won't pass Nevada smog yet.
Before I tear apart the engine, does anyone have any experience with products like Steal Seal? Or similar products that claim to seal the head gasket with out tearing apart the engine?
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Don't know about that product but others I have used can plug up the heater core, radiator, water passages and damage the water pump an so on. It's better to fix it right the first time.
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Don't jump to conclusions. Do you see steaming on the exhaust? Any bubbles in the radiator? What do the plugs look like? Compression test? Has the engine been overheated? Frozen?
Oil can get into the crankcase through other paths like an intake manifold gasket.
The pros will be in soon. There are a lot of smart guys who know all about those motors. Don't panic.
Oil can get into the crankcase through other paths like an intake manifold gasket.
The pros will be in soon. There are a lot of smart guys who know all about those motors. Don't panic.
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I just had the same thing happen. I needed to pull the heads anyway to get my headers on anyway so I got a complete motor gasket kit for $150. I had steam one day but it was also humid and rainy. It didn't do too good on comp test so I opened her up. Got everything back together and it seems like it wasn't a gasket. I must have a crack somewhere. Still have tiny bit of coolant getting into my oil and visa versa.
God knows what it could be in your engine though.
God knows what it could be in your engine though.
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With the symptoms that you describe, you are going to have to pull the heads. Make a budget for a valve job and gaskets. The shop will check the heads for cracks.
Sorry, there is no other way.
Sorry, there is no other way.
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I don't feel there is any substitute for the proper gaskets...all those products are a poor substitute. I'd do the full deal...troubleshoot with comp. test etc and then tear it down. Head gasket jobs are not hard at all, just messy and time consuming. A good valve job is going to run you $500+ or so with a magnaflux. Don't cut corners with the machine shop either-go to a good one. Do it right, you won't regret it.
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