Darton MID Sleeves come in please>>>
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Further update: just had UOA done on oil after 1,300mi OCI. Came back with reduced but still high levels of sodium. Wear metals and silicon increased as well. After speaking with Billy at Blackstone, he thinks I may still have a small leak. I may pull the engine over the winter and refresh it (have the surfaces checked/decked). I will definitely use Copper Coat on the gaskets when I put it back together.
MJ
MJ
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Update: 10,000 total miles on new engine and I've been draining the oil and doing a UOA every 1,000 miles. I still have weeping to the tune of approximately 0.25% antifreeze each sample.
Looks like I'm going to pull the engine in a month or so and replace the gaskets with new ones and Copper sealant. I also heard that SCE is making some new copper gaskets for the Dartons that have integral silicone seals for coolant and oil passages. I'm told this eliminates transverse leaks through the individual layers of the MLS type gaskets. Thoughts?
MJ
Looks like I'm going to pull the engine in a month or so and replace the gaskets with new ones and Copper sealant. I also heard that SCE is making some new copper gaskets for the Dartons that have integral silicone seals for coolant and oil passages. I'm told this eliminates transverse leaks through the individual layers of the MLS type gaskets. Thoughts?
MJ
