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John Taylor wrote:
> Thanks Al,
> I'll give that a check over but at first look it seems like the oil is
> getting out from beneath the heads.
> "Al Bundy" <MSfortune@mcpmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1136123228.618121.114930@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
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>>Sounds like this vehicle was sitting awhile. With a cooling system like
>>that, I would expect possible coolant leaks when that thin antifreeze
>>is installed. It's very slippery and fines tiny openings in the
>>radiator and cooler core. I realize that's not your problem here
>>though.
>>Maybe those valve cover gaskets are puking out oil. That would be most
>>likely in this case. Clean things off and look closer. You did not just
>>blow two head gaskets because of this fluid change.
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on a 390 about half of the head is the intake (very narrow head really
big intake) the intakes on these leak bad when they get old and need new
gaskets. did my dads twice in 300,000 miles while he owned his.