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Posted by 93PONY (Member # 60) on
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Confirm my worst fears....
I think this is Oil in my Radiator!
Took her out for a spin & hit second a little (maybe hit 4500rpm & a little boost). Ran great! After a 5 minute stop, started her back up & the temps were a little hotter (maybe 210). Normal after a 5 min shutdown, but sitting at the light the temps didn't go down. Crusing along at ~30 & temps went back down were I like them ~180-190.
Well, I pulled off the rad cap to see if I needed to add any water since I just drained most of it for the intake swap....here's what I saw:
Posted by POS88GT (Member # 1757) on
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Looks to me like some scale deposits from your radiator, check your dipstick and see what your oil looks like! Good luck, I'll say a prayer for you ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by 93PONY (Member # 60) on
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I guess the pics are kinda fuzzy.... Radiator is a new Fluidyne. Just yesterday I drained it & none of this stuff was in there.
.....& I don't have a dipstick... Guess I'll just drain the oil tonight, but I have a feeling that I won't find anything. The oil pressure is higher than water at any given time & with this little oil in the water, it'd be damn hard to find any water in the oil unless there's a MAJOR leak.
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