Sorry, but either that or you were going through some very deep mud
puddles. If you were in a deep enough mud puddle, you may have taken some
water in through the seals. I would change the oil ASAP and let it
run/drive it a little, maybe a 1/2 hour (you don't want to run too long),
then check your oil again. If you had a lot of water in it, there may
still be a little in the oil after this. You say that it runs hot. How
hot does it run? My guess it that you are looking at a new headgasket. I
had a SB 400ci in an 78 K-10 SWB that had similar problems. I think I put
3 or four gasket sets in that truck in about 3 years. Good luck with it.
Kevin Lake
56 GMC Suburban/napco
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> From: Sam H Harry <samharry45@juno.com>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Coolant in oil
> Date: Thursday, May 06, 1999 7:11 AM
>
> I've got a question that isn't limited to ol' trucks. I went puddle
> hopping in my '84 K2500 Burban the other night. The next day I checked
> my oil and there was quite a bit of water in it. It turned the oil a
> sort of off tan color. I'm praying that I didn't crack or warp a head,
> but what color does antifreeze turn oil? I just got my engine bored
> (it's .060 over now), with extremely high compression heads (53cc to be
> exact), and a street/ strip cam, so that sucker runs hot. I changed my
> oild this morning, and drove it some. It doesn't look like the water is
> back in the oil, but it is very thin. Please tell me I didn't screw it
> up...
>
> Sam
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