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Re: Head Gasket or Front Cover?
« on: Dec 07, 2009, 06:29:57 AM »
Head gasket would definitely be one of the first things I would check, especially given how easy it is to change a head gasket.  If you want to do a little more checking before ripping the head off, you can pull the spark plugs and check for water on top of the pistons.  Hopefully  :crossed: there's no major damage to the valves or any thing else.  If your lucky it's just a small leak and the water/oil have been slowly mixing.  Also to note, you may want to pull the oil pan and check the crank mains/rods for any sign of rust.  I'd go ahead and pull the oil pan anyway to make sure I get all the oil/water mix out of it before I even put new oil back in it.

Anyways, good luck, and I hope it's nothing more than replace a head gasket and oil change to fix it.
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