In a message dated 10/14/06 6:15:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DLylis@aol.com
writes:
<< Go directly to the guy who rebuilt the engine and put him on notice now.
>>
That sounds rather confrontational considering the engine in question was
overheated at least twice due to issues beyond the control of the builder. Be
sure to "put the builder on notice" that the engine was over heated at least
twice due to a clogged rad.
We also don't know if the engine had a full fill of coolant during the
initial start or at any time during operation. If the coolant level is low the
gauge will read lower than the actual engine temp. In this case the cylinder
head could have been much hotter than indicated.
Overheating the engine is not good and will cause damage. There are two
sources of water to oil leakages that can be caused by poor sealing, the base
of
the liners if a wet liner motor and the oil feed through the head gasket.
Oil to water from the head feed is rare for any engine, oil to the outside is
more common. The other source of leakage can be a crack from the water jackets
to the crankcase. If there was a crack from pressurized oil there would be
oil in the water.
Was the head ever removed after the builder finished the engine? There is a
possibility the liner gaskets were disturbed.
If the engine has been started and stopped many times before it has warmed up
moisture will build up in the crankcase, especially if a PCV system is not
present.
The other issue is this engine has never been run under a load. Running
under a load is vital to preventing the next likely problem, excessive oil
usage
due to rings not seated.
Harold
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