Re: Oil leaking from exhaust bolt

[Schuyler Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

water or coolant in the oil might show up as a white milky substance  
on the dip stick.

Schuyler
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On Apr 24, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Brian Safford wrote:

> I've drained both - easier to see oil in the coolant - oil was  
> recently changed ( mobil one ) but seems really black for being  
> relatively new ( 200 miles or so )
>
> Should I pull the heads to see if the head gaskets are okay?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick  Tiberio <furyus63@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:03:12
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Oil leaking from exhaust bolt
>
>
>
> Brian,
>
> Check the radiator, oil in the coolant = bad. Check the dipstick,  
> water
> in the oil = bad. That's the other side of this hobby, some bad. But
> you'll find the problem, deal with and get back on track.
>
> Nick Tiberio
>
>
>
>
>
> Brian Safford wrote:
> > So is any amount of oil in my coolant a really bad thing?  The more I
> > get into this the more depressed I'm becoming ...
> >
> > On 4/22/09, Nick  Tiberio <furyus63@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Brian,
> > >
> > > You'll become friends with those 3 bolts just because you'll be  
> > > spending
> > > so much time with them. When I first put the headers on I   
> > > learned that
> > > the studs could no longer be used. My pit crew modified both an  
> > > open end
> > > and a box wrench, ala- grinding wheel, heat, vise, to allow more  
> > > than a
> > > quarter turn of the bolt. We took turns as the blood does drain  
> > > from the
> > > arm quickly. On the right side we loosened the motor mount and  
> > > jacked
> > > the motor up a few inches which gave us a little more room to  
> > > scrape our
> > > knuckles. Rich K. knows the drill.
> > >
> > > Nick Tiberio
> > > FuryUs63
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Brian Safford wrote:
> > > > I haven't examined the coolant yet - but I've noticed when I  
> > > > empty my
> > > > catch can back into the radiator, the first bit of fluid that comes
> > > > out is dark and then the green stuff flows.
> > > >
> > > > TTI sends bolts - at least that's what they sent me - I bought  
> > > > one of
> > > > the first header sets for the poly when they came out a few  
> > > > years ago.
> > > >
> > > > I used the drain plug on the passenger side of the block to  
> > > > drain the
> > > > rest of the block.
> > > >
> > > > Should I be using studs?  Would that make getting them on and off
> > > > easier?  There are 3 that are pretty much impossible ...
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Schuyler Wrobel  
> > > > <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > wrot=
> > > > e:
> > > > > did you see any oil in the coolant that you drained out?
> > > > > just trying to be optimistic here,
> > > > > I'm thinking maybe the header bolt or stud was leaking a
> > > > > little coolant and mixing with dirt and oil on the outside of the
> > > > > engine?
> > > > > in which case, just put some thread sealer on it and reinstall.
> > > > >
> > > > > all the lower exhaust bolts are actually studs (in stock form)  
> > > > > that
> > > > > screw=
> > > >  down into the
> > > > > water jackets. not sure what type of fasteners TTI gives you  
> > > > > for the
> > > > > lowe=
> > > > r ones?
> > > > > plus you'll still have some coolant in the block so have a pan  
> > > > > handy.
> > > > >
> > > > > Schuyler
> > > > > 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
> > > > > =A0<http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-wrobel62.html>
> > > > > FYI - I Do the Decal designs for the Poly head 318 and more!  
> > > > > email me
> > > > > wit=
> > > > h your needs -
> > > > > =A0<sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > furyus63
> > >
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