Bob,
In the past whenever I found oil in the radiator and the engine was emitting
white smoke, it at best meant that I had a blown head gasket; at worse a cracked
head/block. Somehow oil is getting into the water supply and water is getting
into the combustion chamber.
Do a compression check on all your cylinders. This will determine if your head
gasket has blown.
Good luck. Hopefully it is just the gasket.
Dave Stauffacher
Ramona, Ca
1970 TR6 PI
hi all,
I have just started my TR6 for the first time in about 4 years.It has
been laid up in the garage.
Eventually it stared ok and i ran it till it reached temp.
No problems,leaks smoke etc.
The next day after i started the car i noticed that the exhaust was
smoking more than
before and when i checked the water in the radiator found it contained
a black film.
Did the head gasket,fresh water in rad, restarted the car today and
the oil is still there.Again some white smoke from the
exhaust.There appears to be no water in the oil; ie. white sludge in
engine,the oil is clear
as it is new.
Has anyone had this experience or similar or could shed some light on.
Any help would be appreciated
regards
bob
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