Could be a hole eaten in the case between the water jacket and the base. Or a broken head stud that is allowing coolant into the valve cover area. Either way, plan on a rebuilt engine. Ken On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 3:28 PM thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > Hi to all, > > Someone is asking me to fix his engine with coolant in the oil. > > So far I have not seen one with this problem. I can only think of the > seal at the bottom of the cylinder not sealing. > But probably can be some other reason too, that I don’t know. > Anyone? > > Zoltan >
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