It all just sounds toooo nasty! I've had a lot of rough luck with cars over
the ages-but never this. Nigel-are you listening?
Laura G. (and Nigel)
p.s. and I'm upset because I need to adjust his valves!
-----Original Message-----
From: Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil>
To: David Ware <dware@uk.ibm.com>; Spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
<Spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: Blown head gasket, or worse?
>I would guess that your creamy substance is probably some sort of off
>whitish color. What causes this is coolant mixing with oil. Is it a Head
>Gasket? Good Chance, whatever it is it doesn't sound good. Sorry :(
>
>Patrick Bowen
>
>At 02:10 PM 10/30/98 +0000, David Ware wrote:
>>I've noticed this twice now, a creamy substance in the rocker cover,
mainly
>>around the oil cap.
>>Is this an indication of a blown head gasket?
>>
>>I've checked for other signs, I've run a compression test and they all
seem
>>fine,
>>each within 10 percent. No loss of coolant (as far as I can tell) and
there
>>isn't any air being
>>blown into the coolant expansion tank.
>>
>>Am I on the right track with the head gasket?
>>
>>David Ware
>>
>>77 Spitfire 1500 (UK)
>>
>Patrick Bowen
>'79 Spitfire
>Jacksonville FL
>
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