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If there's no crack in the head and the head gasket seal is ok, it's
probably time to start looking for a crack in the block.
Rick Neville aka HealeyRick
On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 at 4:35=E2=80=AFPM Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net> wro=
te:
>
> Up date.
> So re-torqued head. Only one nut moved 3/4 turn. Added some of that Barrs
> leaks to coolant. Rigorous oil change (cooler too)
> After 425 mi on new oil had another analysis done and pains still glycol
> present.
> Now have head off.
> Nothing really obvious.
> Suggestions where/what to look for ?
> Plan to take head to a machine shop for truing.
> Thoughts
> rg
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net>
> Date: Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 8:15=E2=80=AFPM
> Subject: Glycol in oil
> To: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
>
> 67 BJ8
> Approx 15k mi on rebuilt engine by PO.
> Recently detected water droplets and creamy oil residue inside valve cove=
r
> and near oil filler.
> Pains as engine and car run so well ... grr
> Did compression test and all OK at around 150 psi
> Also had oil analysis done that confirmed glycol in oil. Interesting no
> water found ... assume gets burnt off ?
> Upon reflection realise had been losing some coolant. Have recently
> installed a recovery reservoir and attributed the loss to air being
> removed. Silly me.
> So need some ideas how to proceed and if there is a likely culprit area
> that others may have encountered ?
> Maybe start by re torqueing the head ?
> Not sure how to retest though apart from another oil test.
> Remove head ?
> Thoughts and ideas please
> rg
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">If there's no crack in the head and the head gasket se=
al is ok, it's probably time to start looking for a crack in the block.=
<div><br></div><div>Rick Neville aka HealeyRick</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jan 7, 2024 =
at 4:35=E2=80=AFPM Roger Grace <<a href=3D"mailto:roggrace@telus.net";>ro=
ggrace@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div>Up date.</div><div>So =
re-torqued head. Only one nut moved 3/4 turn. Added some of that Barrs leak=
s to coolant. Rigorous oil change (cooler too)<br></div><div>After 425 mi o=
n new oil had another analysis done and pains still glycol present.</div><d=
iv>Now have head off.</div><div>Nothing really obvious.</div><div>Suggestio=
ns where/what to look for ?</div><div>Plan to take head to a machine shop f=
or truing.</div><div>Thoughts <br></div><div>rg<br></div><div><br></div><di=
v><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
class=3D"gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b cl=
ass=3D"gmail_sendername" dir=3D"auto">Roger Grace</b> <span dir=3D"auto">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:roggrace@telus.net"; target=3D"_blank">roggrace@telus.ne=
t</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Nov 13, 2023 at 8:15=E2=80=AFPM<br>Subject: =
Glycol in oil<br>To: Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir=
=3D"auto">67 BJ8<div dir=3D"auto">Approx 15k mi on rebuilt engine by PO.</d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto">Recently detected water droplets and creamy oil residu=
e inside valve cover and near oil filler.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Pains as e=
ngine and car run so well ... grr</div><div dir=3D"auto">Did compression te=
st and all OK at around 150 psi</div><div dir=3D"auto">Also had oil analysi=
s done that confirmed glycol in oil. Interesting no water found ... assume =
gets burnt off ?</div><div dir=3D"auto">Upon reflection realise had been lo=
sing some coolant. Have recently installed a recovery reservoir and attribu=
ted the loss to air being removed. Silly me.</div><div dir=3D"auto">So need=
some ideas how to proceed and if there is a likely culprit area=C2=A0 that=
others may have encountered ?</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0Maybe start by =
re torqueing the head ?</div><div dir=3D"auto">Not sure how to retest thoug=
h apart from another oil test.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Remove head ?</div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">Thoughts and ideas please</div><div dir=3D"auto">rg</div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div>
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