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Old 12-17-2004, 05:14 PM
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this is a new one. oil is clean, no milk shake at all. catch can is full of milkshake!! like full up to the mesh part. my air filer is under the hood so i dont think it could have seen any water. anyone have any ideas on this one?


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that's what you get for puttin your motor **** in your dishwasher! she is bringing revenge on ya jim. but anyway that is a new one for me too.
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Is the new motor in??
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Originally Posted by chevymec
Is the new motor in??
just started pulling the 4.8
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Did you ever clean it out after the last motor blew?
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Originally Posted by chevymec
Did you ever clean it out after the last motor blew?
yep. just a little oil is all that was in there, like 1/4" max. kind of thinking it is condensation. going to need to clean that thing out often i guess.
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Ummm maybe condesation.. Does it smell anything like gas?? like an injector is staying open.
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leaking head gasket?
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Don't know, but that is gross! Good thing you had the catch can to get it
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I have heard that sometimes when a motor sits for a lont time you can get that kind of condensation built up and that it eventually burns off. I know when i did my Mustang motor I had that crap on the oil filler cap for awhile but aftr running it a bit it cleared up and the motor was still in great condition. Maybe that's it?


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