Rich/Mike,
Yikes! From the theorectical standpoint it sounds possible; however,
wouldn't that increase the risk of furthering damage such as cracking or
warping in an old engine? Even if there was an existing crack or leakage
wouldn't that be evident in the oil or in the coolant?
Tom B. '57 3200 Stepside
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Richard Kinas
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 5:10 PM
To: MKlepp4335@cs.com; 'Oletrucks'
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] '48 Vs Y2K update
Mike,
I have an idea but you might think it a bit radical. If it is in-fact a
coolant penetration problem, lets try to verify it. Try draining the entire
coolant system and retry the engine starting. The motor might run lean if it
is in-fact a leak since it would now be pulling air. But this should at
least confirm or eliminate the coolant possibility. A motor can run a good
couple of minuets before starting to overheat so I wouldn't worry to much
about it. You would probably also want to run a compression test before
pulling the heads just to have some additional information if things are a
little gray when the heads are pulled.
What does the rest of you say. Good idea or bad idea?
Rich Kinas
59 Apache Fleetside
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