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Re: [Healeys] Glycol in oil

To: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Glycol in oil
From: David Lodge via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:37:15 +0000 (UTC)
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 I'm with Kees.=C2=A0 Head gasket.

    On Tuesday, 14 November 2023 at 07:28:48 GMT-8, Bob Spidell <bspidell@c=
omcast.net> wrote: =20
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  The blocks have areas with less metal between oil and coolant passages th=
at are known to rust through. I don't know how much material, if any, 'hot-=
tanking' removes, but there is likely some variance in the castings to begi=
n with.=20
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 https://www.scparts.co.uk/sc_en/repair-kit-1172.html
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 On 11/14/2023 12:58 AM, Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys wrote:
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Sounds like a head gasket, cracked cylinder head or an internal crack in th=
e block. Possibly incorrectly torqued down head so start re-torquing may he=
lp but I am not very optimistic.
 Kees Oudesluijs
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 Op 14-11-2023 om 05:15 schreef Roger Grace:
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67 BJ8 Approx 15k mi on rebuilt engine by PO. Recently detected water dropl=
ets and creamy oil residue inside valve cover and near oil filler. Pains as=
 engine and car run so well ... grr Did compression test and all OK at arou=
nd 150 psi Also had oil analysis done that confirmed glycol in oil. Interes=
ting no water found ... assume gets burnt off ? Upon reflection realise had=
 been losing some coolant. Have recently installed a recovery reservoir and=
 attributed the loss to air being removed. Silly me. So need some ideas how=
 to proceed and if there is a likely culprit area=C2=A0 that others may hav=
e encountered ? =C2=A0Maybe start by re torqueing the head ? Not sure how t=
o retest though apart from another oil test. Remove head ? Thoughts and ide=
as please rg=20
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                    On Tuesday, 14 November 2023 at 07:28:48 GMT-8, Bob Spi=
dell &lt;bspidell@comcast.net&gt; wrote:
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    The blocks have areas with less metal between oil and coolant
    passages that are known to rust through. I don't know how much
    material, if any, 'hot-tanking' removes, but there is likely some
    variance in the castings to begin with. <br clear=3D"none">
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      </blockquote></div></div><div id=3D"yiv7519720425yqtfd15759" class=3D=
"yiv7519720425yqt8345712982"><div><p>Sounds like a head gasket, cracked cyl=
inder head or an internal
        crack in the block. Possibly incorrectly torqued down head so
        start re-torquing may help but I am not very optimistic.<br clear=
=3D"none">
        Kees Oudesluijs<br clear=3D"none">
      </p>
      <div class=3D"yiv7519720425moz-cite-prefix">Op 14-11-2023 om 05:15 sc=
hreef Roger
        Grace:<br clear=3D"none">
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        </blockquote></div></div><div><div id=3D"yiv7519720425yqtfd80225" c=
lass=3D"yiv7519720425yqt8345712982"><div>67 BJ8
          <div>Approx 15k mi on rebuilt engine by PO.</div>
          <div>Recently detected water droplets and creamy
            oil residue inside valve cover and near oil filler.</div>
          <div>Pains as engine and car run so well ... grr</div>
          <div>Did compression test and all OK at around 150
            psi</div>
          <div>Also had oil analysis done that confirmed
            glycol in oil. Interesting no water found ... assume gets
            burnt off ?</div>
          <div>Upon reflection realise had been losing some
            coolant. Have recently installed a recovery reservoir and
            attributed the loss to air being removed. Silly me.</div>
          <div>So need some ideas how to proceed and if there
            is a likely culprit area&nbsp; that others may have encountered=
 ?</div>
          <div>&nbsp;Maybe start by re torqueing the head ?</div>
          <div>Not sure how to retest though apart from
            another oil test.</div>
          <div>Remove head ?</div>
          <div>Thoughts and ideas please</div>
          <div>rg</div>
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