I neglected to change out the 20W50 in my 86 before a trip to the midwest this fall. When we got some cold weather, I had a gusher from the top of the cooler for a few seconds every start. Changing the oil to 10W40 fixed it. I was thinking the high oil pressure blew past the seal on start-up. Is this right and if so, should I bother to replace the seal? JN KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > > There is an o-ring on top of the cooler than is known to fail in cold > weather. |
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