I have a 1983 2001 Nautique with 1500 hours. Yesterday we found water in the oil. The day before there was no water in the oil. Also, we changed the oil about 2 weeks ago. My guess is head or intake gasket, or a cracked head. Anyone elses guess?
|
<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/angry.gif" border=0> did it get hot?
|
I would guess blown head gasket.
|
It got hot about 300 hours ago when the impellar went out. It has run fine since. Maybe the heads were weakened from that one time, and now it finally went?
|
I'm thinking head gasket too. hopefully the head is ok. The gasket may have weakened when you impeller went. I think if you had a head prob, you would have known by now. at least its cooling off soon...
|
Yea, but its Texas and we still have a few months left! I brought it to a mechanic. He though it was the intake gasket. He said the old 351 would break at the front or back of the intake. I guess the only way to find out is to take each part off one at a time until I find the problem. The intake would be ideal (not much work since the distributor doesnt have to come off).
|
How much water?
|
A lot of water (when I pulled the dip stick, it was double the normal oil amount), all of a sudden, which is why im thinking cracked head. <BR> <BR>(Message edited by malibuboarder75 on October 19, 2007)
|
Also, no water in the cylinders though. They all seemed to be running good.
|
That's starting to sound like a cracked block.<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/sad.gif" border=0> <BR>Or your have an oil heat exchanger with a crack in it. <BR> <BR>second edit: <BR>Naw it could still be a cyclinder head gasket that might have let go. <BR>(Message edited by rallyart on October 19, 2007) <BR> <BR>(Message edited by rallyart on October 19, 2007)
|
A cracked block in the texas weather?
|
If I had to take a shot in the dark, which I am, I would say intake gasket. <BR> <BR>The intakes are a common failure point. They leak right into the oil pan.
|
Thanks Peter. That is why my auto mechanic said to. Tuesday we are going to start taking stuff apart. If its not the intake, then we will move on.
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 5:01 AM. |