jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
looking at block face it looks like gasket was passing in places front and back
looking at block face it looks like gasket was passing in places front and back
Bennehboy
Well-Known Member
How can you tell, what should I be looking for? I suppose there's a chance the head wasn't as flat as I thought - I'll get a straight edge on it again. HG used was elring quality item and torqued down per spec, so hoping it wasn't the fitting.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
staining across the fire ring mark on 1 and 5
Bennehboy
Well-Known Member
Wish I had your eyes, I can't see what you're seeing 
So if was passing coolant across the fire ring how would that end up in the oil? Or are you thinking that if it was passing there it could've been passing elsewhere too? I'm still stumped about why I got no oil in the coolant tbh.
So if was passing coolant across the fire ring how would that end up in the oil? Or are you thinking that if it was passing there it could've been passing elsewhere too? I'm still stumped about why I got no oil in the coolant tbh.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
it would pass gasses into cooling system and likely gasses into rocker box ,it doesnt look enough for coolant into oil or coolant into cylinder
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
are you sure oil has coolant in it looks more combustion gas contamination
Bennehboy
Well-Known Member
All I know is that the coolant level was going down and that I kept getting sweet smelling sludge in the breather and under the cam cover. Could be that both things were going on James - honestly not sure at all.
discodrivercumbria
Well-Known Member
i have looked, how can you see owt off the picture? what are the tell tale marks, just interested!!! not doubting!
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
i have looked, how can you see owt off the picture? what are the tell tale marks, just interested!!! not doubting!
staining across the fire ring towards waterways, if it was worse symptoms would be very obvious
Bennehboy
Well-Known Member
Plumbed the Mann Hummel Provent 200 back in....
Ditched the DPC because there's one built into the provent body.
Catch can under the provent:
Need to get some better hose to connect it up. Will get some brackets made to secure it a bit better later on.
I cleaned it all out with paraffin & the air gun before putting it back in, the internal filter got a good soak and dry off with paper towelling before going out for a blast... blew some white smoke until the paraffin had burnt off/blown out.
If anyone can recommend some half decent free video editing software I'll upload a clip.
Ditched the DPC because there's one built into the provent body.
Catch can under the provent:
Need to get some better hose to connect it up. Will get some brackets made to secure it a bit better later on.
I cleaned it all out with paraffin & the air gun before putting it back in, the internal filter got a good soak and dry off with paper towelling before going out for a blast... blew some white smoke until the paraffin had burnt off/blown out.
If anyone can recommend some half decent free video editing software I'll upload a clip.
Bennehboy
Well-Known Member
dont want to squash it...
pah i see your game
I got a bit over enthusiastic on the black routes last time I went and pancaked the exhaust - so that meant I _HAD_ to buy a full Alive stainless system which is a bit too bling for Tong lol.
But seriously, no way I can compete with the racket that your short tailed V8 will throw out.... so I also got...
One of these, it just magically fell into the back of the car:
Still got to get round to fitting the X-Brake & Diff Guards at some point.
