Looking for wisdom here:
Pints of water in the oil after 1/2 hour run.
Ruled out water from the muffler system.
Removed head - no gasket problem seen - will magnaflux and check for flat.
Removed both water and oil side plates and no cracks found.
All sparks plug looked good - don't believe water was coming down cylinder.
Manuals - internet - and list archives seem to point to cracked head or block.
Spoke with a mechanic today and he related info I haven't found in any manual that was helpful:
If water was going thru cylinder the piston tops would be water washed and clean - not the case - all are slightly carbonized.
Claimed prime reason for water in oil often was failure in exhaust and gave test, use hoses on both ends raised up above manifold, fill whole thing with water and see if water comes out exhaust ports overnight.
Claims he has seen many frozen Atomic 4's - said freeze plugs will blow out way before cracking the block- only two in his career actually had cracked block.
Am checking with previous owner for history but there was an owner before her so unknown if this has ever occurred. Previous owner claims has had this problem for years but not as bad as now.
See folks, this is Kansas and we don't have a plethora of Atomic 4 mechanics of knowledge out here in the land of Aaahhhhs.
The mechanic's advice was the best I've gotten. The mechanic gave me more in 5 minutes than hours in reading manuals and searching internet. Anyone else have a similar problem with troubleshooting tips that I'm missing? Any help would be appreciated.
mwebb@kckpd.org
Pints of water in the oil after 1/2 hour run.
Ruled out water from the muffler system.
Removed head - no gasket problem seen - will magnaflux and check for flat.
Removed both water and oil side plates and no cracks found.
All sparks plug looked good - don't believe water was coming down cylinder.
Manuals - internet - and list archives seem to point to cracked head or block.
Spoke with a mechanic today and he related info I haven't found in any manual that was helpful:
If water was going thru cylinder the piston tops would be water washed and clean - not the case - all are slightly carbonized.
Claimed prime reason for water in oil often was failure in exhaust and gave test, use hoses on both ends raised up above manifold, fill whole thing with water and see if water comes out exhaust ports overnight.
Claims he has seen many frozen Atomic 4's - said freeze plugs will blow out way before cracking the block- only two in his career actually had cracked block.
Am checking with previous owner for history but there was an owner before her so unknown if this has ever occurred. Previous owner claims has had this problem for years but not as bad as now.
See folks, this is Kansas and we don't have a plethora of Atomic 4 mechanics of knowledge out here in the land of Aaahhhhs.
The mechanic's advice was the best I've gotten. The mechanic gave me more in 5 minutes than hours in reading manuals and searching internet. Anyone else have a similar problem with troubleshooting tips that I'm missing? Any help would be appreciated.
mwebb@kckpd.org
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