losaltos6

I need to ask more more question about the Z28 that i want to buy for $800. Well the thing has coolent in the oil b/c the oil is milky brown, i just want to know is could this just be a blown head gasket or something else more, i was reading post and saw that it could be the berings and to take the oil pan off and check them. So if it is the berings how much would it cost for something like that to be done??? i have never worked that deep into a block, i have taken apart many but never really built any. Well is the mily oil b/c the head gasket or could it be something else.

C5042081

iTrader: (5)

a head gasket is a very good guess.. plan on spending a min of a grand to have the head gaskets replaced.

bigdan1

most probably ,it's either a blown head gasket or a cracked cylinder head

personnaly i'd remove the engine & make a good inspection of all the components ......that beige sticky **** sticks everywhere in the engine & I dont believe that just a regular flush will take it all away..
dan

myltwon

iTrader: (1)

just remember coolant in the oil can cause a spun bearing

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

Yup ..that's how my original LT1 went to ****..

losaltos6

So its gonna cost me about a grand to fix it if its a head gasket, i can do it myself but shoulds it still cost a grand and also how can i tell if its a spun bering, the guy turned on the engine and its sounded a but rought. Also i can hear a loud tick, he said it has a exhuast leak.

ThoR294

iTrader: (6)

could also be intake manifold gasket, no?

losaltos6

i would really not know since this would be the first time i have seen this problem, i have heard of it but not lived through it.

myltwon

iTrader: (1)

coolant doesn't flow through the intake manifold so negative

jester1614

iTrader: (13)

these are dry intakes.

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

Like mentioned above....nope.

Biggin'89

iTrader: (2)

there is deffinately some type of water in the oil, i'd pressure check the cooling system to see if its leaking.
as far as pulling the pan to "check" the bearings you might as well just pull it out and replace the bearings, b/c even though 1 bearing looks good it doesn't mean the all are and since you'd be checking them all why not just replace them. and as for checking the rod bearings you might as well pull the heads to check and replace the head gaskets. plus for 800 bux your basically just buying a roller for that price.

the_merv

iTrader: (88)

IMO...you might as well plan to build it up cause something like that I would try to get cheap as hell..then tear it all down and re-build.