How can antifreeze get in the oil before the engine is even started, other that being poured in it ?

Jan  Urbanczyk  Major USMC Ret.

                                                                 Bowie Maryland

The first thing that comes to my mind is a badly cracked head or block. Could be a blown out head gasket too. You can do a leak-down test on the cooling system to see if that is the problem. I could be wrong though.



Loving my Y!

Kevin Walshe

Costa Mesa, California

This is a freshly re-built engine, so I would be really disappointed if I have any of those problems, probably more like pissed.  No hours, just got it primed and it looked foamy.  I am really disappointed in this mess so I guess I may have to tear it down and start again.  If I have to keep spending money on this thing, I think I might have been better off to buy one of the 10,000 dollar stroker motors on E-bay.   This sure is fun.

Jan  Urbanczyk  Major USMC Ret.

                                                                 Bowie Maryland

One other direct passage of water to oil is if the front timing cover gasket is not sealing and allowing water into sump. have you checked plug holes for evidence of water when cranking over, it may isolate cause of problem.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Number seven had a rusty plug, but I have not tried to turn it over, except by hand.  I guess it is time to pull the head.

Jan  Urbanczyk  Major USMC Ret.

                                                                 Bowie Maryland

Y-Guy Catus:      You were careful not to mix the head bolts right? Some

                  are longer and they may have bottomed out, and not let

                  the gasket seal. Look at Mummert's site and use his "check list"

                  on assembly errors.

                                          Just a thought

                                              Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

That could be the answer, but I did not put this motor together.  I will have to check when I tear it down.

Jan  Urbanczyk  Major USMC Ret.

                                                                 Bowie Maryland

My engine was put together by a respected shop and they still put the head bolts in wrong. So I had to pull my heads and redo them.

Did you put sealer on the bolts in the timing cover? Some go into water jacket.

Good luck!

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

This is something that happens to marine engines all the time.





The easiest way to detect a leak is to pressurize the cooling system and listen.



you can listen at each spark plug hole with a stethoscope to isolate it....





Sorry about that....





Rick


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If I simply drain the oil ( Break-in) and replace it, will I eliminate enough of the Anti_freeze to avoid destroying the bearings and the cam?

Jan  Urbanczyk  Major USMC Ret.

                                                                 Bowie Maryland