[DeTomaso] New Here...

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

It sounds like a blown head gasket. You could do a compression test but
that would only indicate a blown head gasket if it broke at a piston area,
but not at an oil/ water break.
When you start it, which side blows steam or blue smoke, that would be the
side that I pulled the head on first.
If it is blown, it should be easy to see.  If don't have to fix both sides,
but you should.
If your intake is stock, this is the perfect opportunity to get a new
lighter one and a new carb.
Lots of opinion here on choices, just ask.
If you decide to reuse the old heads, again a perfect opportunity to get
the heads refurbished.  With 20k miles, your bottom end should be fine.

Welcome to the club

Michael Shortt
Originally from High Point
Now in Savannah

Www.michaelspantera.com
On Jul 29, 2013 8:38 PM, "David Moretto" <niserybumchuckely at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello to all, I am new here and a recent buyer (11/12) of a 1974 Pantera
> with 20K original miles.
>
> I could not figure out how to POST a new topic only how to respond to a
> previous thread or email everyone. So if I have violated protocol please
> accept my sincere apology.
>
> My "Houston we have a problem." moment is this,
>
> I have what appears to be oil in my coolant.
>
> I have NO coolant in my oil.
>
> A couple of weeks ago I washed my car, topped off my fluids and went for a
> 30 minute drive.
>
> The next morning the overflow had puked coffee colored liquid on my garage
> floor.
>
> I mentioned to my mechanic a couple of months ago that the car's power
> didn't feel the same since he worked on it in February, i was getting a
> puff of smoke at start up and the car was backfiring more than before, the
> oil pressure would drop at idle and that according my dipstick I was
> missing oil but it wasn't on the garage floor.
>
> I have read it could be a head gasket, a cracked head or a cracked block.
>
> How should I go about trouble shooting these various degrees of disrepair?
>
> I have read about the mythical status of the Australian cast 351C heads
> and I have been given a green light for a new motor but would prefer to get
> off as cheaply as possible on this fix so that I can spend the remaining
> funds on other upgrades.
>
>
> Any and ALL suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> I am just outside of Raleigh NC.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> David
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