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Subject:Re: Coolant in the oil?
From:kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Date:Mon, 18 Feb 2019 15:29:33 -0500

Could be a hole eaten in the case between the water jacket and the base.
Or a broken head stud that is allowing coolant into the valve cover area.
Either way, plan on a rebuilt engine.

Ken

On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:28 PM thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
> Someone is asking me to fix his engine with coolant in the oil.
>
> So far I have not seen one with this problem.  I can only think of the
> seal at the bottom of the cylinder not sealing.
> But probably can be some other reason too, that I don’t know.
> Anyone?
>
> Zoltan
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
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