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Re: Blown head gasket, or worse?

To: David Ware <dware@uk.ibm.com>, <Spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Blown head gasket, or worse?
From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:19:06
I would guess that your creamy substance is probably some sort of off
whitish color.  What causes this is coolant mixing with oil.  Is it a Head
Gasket?  Good Chance, whatever it is it doesn't sound good.  Sorry :(

Patrick Bowen

At 02:10 PM 10/30/98 +0000, David Ware wrote:
>I've noticed this twice now, a creamy substance in the rocker  cover, mainly
>around the oil cap.
>Is this an indication of a blown head gasket?
>
>I've checked for other signs, I've run a compression test and they all seem
>fine,
>each within 10 percent. No loss of coolant (as far as I can tell) and there
>isn't any air being
>blown into the coolant expansion tank.
>
>Am I on the right track with the head gasket?
>
>David Ware
>
>77 Spitfire 1500 (UK)
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL

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