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Anon Deleted Posts : Location : Status : Offline |
Thinking about buying a '77 CF but.... ......there's the dreaded milky goo around the oil filler cap!Now I'm very new to CFs and was wondering if this is a major problem to change the head gasket (if that's what the problem is??) or should I run a mile? The rest of the van is great btw! Sorry for the lack of introduction. Hopefully if we get the van I'll be posting much more and will become a regular :) Thanks in advance! Kevin ---------------------- | Wed 08 Aug 2012 @ 18:27 |
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Hi Kevin,it might be worth more investigation.It doesnt have to be the head gasket,Cheap oil for example will emulsify.Is there oil in the water?Overheating?compression problems?Worth a wee look mate to try and track it down. ---------------------- | Wed 08 Aug 2012 @ 19:14 |
bluebedouin Global Moderator Posts : 2444 Location : Northampton,England. Status : Offline |
If it's been standing for a while,condensation will have built up in the engine & give the same symptoms. ---------------------- | Wed 08 Aug 2012 @ 21:16 |
Anon Deleted Posts : Location : Status : Offline |
Thanks for the replies guys! After reading your posts and doing a bit more research I'm hopeful that it is condensation due to not being driven very much over the last year. I'm going to by a compression tester and test the compression on saturday and if all's well there I'll own it on sunday! ---------------------- | Thu 09 Aug 2012 @ 17:59 |
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Hi mine has emulsified in the rocker box, used every day with no hassle. do remember that the cf engine is low compression if Petrol not sure on diesel. Richard & Judy ---------------------- | Thu 09 Aug 2012 @ 18:05 |
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So.... ....these ere spark plugs... ...easy to get to? Sorry, I'm very much a novice at this stage without my haynes or workshop manual. Thanks! ---------------------- | Fri 10 Aug 2012 @ 07:53 |
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Well, after doing the test, they all came out as 145 psi! Sweet :) ---------------------- | Sat 11 Aug 2012 @ 22:49 |
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