Well, I would start with a coolant pressure test as well as a leakdown test on the cylinders. My fear is that you've got a cracked cylinder head. Either way water mixing with oil is not a good thing and is a general indication of a severe failure of the physical barrier between the water and oil passages.
How did you assemble the gasket? Did you have the head re-surfaced? Good luck, Stefan Mullikin Portland, OR Co-Founder PNW-SDAC http://www.pnw-sdac.org 1980 Fiat X-1/9 1984 Dodge Rampage 2.2 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z 1987 Shelby CSX #106 1988 Shelby CSX-T #3 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SD> Coolant Problems. I am having a problem and I really hope someone might be able to help me. I have just spent the last few month tearing the engine down on my 87 Shelby Charger (T1) and Removed every piece and blasted and powdercoated it. I had the block rebuilt and literally replaced every gasket, sensor, injector, turbo, starter alternator..you name it.. Have more money in this than I care to admit. It started up beautifully and idles better than I have ever seen it do it. When I take it out on the road and apply even the slightest amount of boost however, it sends pressure through the radiator, blows all my coolant into the reserve tank and send it all over the ground. Both the head gasket (Felpro/Mopar kit from FWD Performance) and rebuilt head (Cylinder Head International) are NEW The top layer of coolant gets brown foam on it (Oil I'm sure) Can it be possible that a brand new head gasket leaks? I can actually see a very tiny bubbling of oil at the seam of the head and block just near the #1 cylinder. Is some weeping normal? Should I just try to re-torque the head? I cant imagine what else could be happening. Any ideas? I hate the thoughts of having to do a head gasket...AGAIN. I just got this beast together. Thanks Tom Jennings Rutlandf MA -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
