do i need to rebuild?? please help

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Sep 10, 2008 | 08:04 AM

knappbunch

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From: va beach

do i need to rebuild?? please help

if the head gasket blows and i get coolant in the oil nd drove a 1/4 mile or less to get home then have not run it since should oi need to rebuild the whole motor. i have heard mixed ideas and am looking for clarification.

Sep 10, 2008 | 08:56 AM

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As long as the engine didn't lock up you'll probly be fine. Get the heads off and see what happened.

Sep 10, 2008 | 01:51 PM

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Coolant will eat up bearings very quickly so I dunno???

Sep 10, 2008 | 08:02 PM

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Kinda depends how much coolant got in the oil and how diluted the oil got. If not too much, you are probably OK. If the oil looks like chocolate milk, I'd say you are probably better off with a complete rebuild.

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