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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