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12-07-2014, 08:28 PM | #1 |
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Oil appearance question
Changing out leaky valve covers and noticed oil on top of inside of cover is carmel/white colored. Head gasket leak? Oil on dipstick looks clean; seller must have changed oil right before it was sold to me. TIA!
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1971 C10 127 in wheelbase Model Number-CS10934 Body Type & Seating-Fleetside 8 ft. Original Factory Price-$2,854 Shipping Weight-3,605 lbs Total Production-206,313 |
12-07-2014, 08:45 PM | #2 |
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Re: Oil appearance question
?condensation, possibly from dramatic temp. changes and under/non-use. Bruce
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12-07-2014, 08:46 PM | #3 |
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Re: Oil appearance question
Cool. Yeah, I believe the prior owner drove only a few hundred miles over past several years he owned it.
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1971 C10 127 in wheelbase Model Number-CS10934 Body Type & Seating-Fleetside 8 ft. Original Factory Price-$2,854 Shipping Weight-3,605 lbs Total Production-206,313 |
12-07-2014, 08:52 PM | #4 |
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Re: Oil appearance question
If you feel like it is not running right you could compression test the cylinders and also use a compression tester on the cooling system to check for possible head gasket leaks. If it is running good, I would use it, get it to operating temp for a time and change oil. I bet you will be fine. Bruce
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