Coolant in oil

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  1. eddievalleytrailer

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    My '82 VF750S it leaking coolant into the oil. Any ideas where the leak may be? Head gasket? waterpump?:Cry: :sick:
     


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    It's gotta be the headgasket. I just today posted to a "Coolant" thread concerning testing the compression.
     


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    Ouch! Coolant in the oil is never good. You're not running it that way are you? If so you will damage engine bearings as coolant is a poor lubricant. Besides the head gasket, Be sure and check for excessive warpage of the cylinder heads and mating block surface if you verify a blown gasket.
     


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    Yep gotta be the head gasket, you should get it fixed pretty quick also b/c if it sits that way for long your gonna need rings also, they'll rust.
     


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    It has not been ran since the oil got wet. I drained most of the coolant changed the oil 3 times and ran it about 1 minute between changes. A good squirt of WD-40 in the plug holes rounded out the prep until I have the time and motivation to tackle the job. To pull both those heads looks like quite the job.
     


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