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Sunday, January 22, 2017

22 January 2016 - Engine Removal - Reference pics for TDC

After the engine builder stop by saturday we took a look at the engine.  I showed him what the oil looked like the first few minutes the engine ran(maybe 2 minutes total run time per try, for a total of 5-8 minutes of total engine run time).

The oil has a distinct greenish color to it(read that as ALOT of coolant in the oil).  That oil is what was emptied from the oil pan.

So to get that oil completely out of the engine I had to change the oil two more times, and each time prime the oil system to purge as much contaminated oil as possible.  By the the third oil change the dipstick looked like it should and the oil in the pain looked good.  I also drained the coolant system as much as possible to try and prevent further cross contamination.


Anyways, after removing the intake manifold the engine builder could not see any issues with the intake manifold and gaskets.  So the problem appears to be the head gaskets or the water pump/timing cover gaskets.

Since he said that, he recommended removing the engine.

So that means the engine/transmission must come out.

Yesterday I started the process of removing the engine/transmission.  Today, the engine/transmission is ready for removal, but we have some seriously bad weather.  Four bolts and I can get it all out.  But I will wait for the weather.