[DeTomaso] wierd leak

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

ewww, blown head gasket and you have oil in your water as a result.

That matches everything else,

You need to get it apart before you get rust on the cylinder walls and make
this a bigger job than it needs to be.

Michael in Savannah

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
wrote:

>
> Here's one for you:
>
> As some of you know, I left my car in Medford (is that like "I left my
> heart in San Francisco?") on the way to Vegas since it was burning oil and
> dumping a bunch out the tailpipes.  It did make it the 950 miles to and from
> Medford, however.
>
> Anyway, I noticed something slightly dripping from the from of the car, so
> I put newspaper under that area.  Next day I take a look, and it looks like
> motor oil is dripping from where the radiator is!  I checked and it sure
> doesn't seem to be coolant, which is what I would have expected.  It seems
> greasier than that.  Plus I have all new hoses and a new, brass radiator.
>
> I though maybe it was power steering fluid, except my car doesn't have
> power steering!
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
> #3846
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