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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
Sun May 27, 2018, 10:07 PM May 2018

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's valve gasket


You know those YouTube channels about "my weird neighbor"? I'm thinking of starting something like that, except from the weird neighbor's point of view. Although, I think he thinks I'm weirder than I think he is.

Anyway, it's always a good time to check how the beer supply is going when he's under the hood of his car, and yesterday was valve gasket time!



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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's valve gasket (Original Post) jberryhill May 2018 OP
That motor is shot. njhoneybadger May 2018 #1
What's wrong with it? jberryhill May 2018 #7
That doesn't look good.. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #2
I'd put a new gasket on and keep driving it. juxtaposed May 2018 #3
Well, I believe that was the plan jberryhill May 2018 #6
About 5 gallons of degreaser ... lol n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #4
That is pure grade A sludge. gibraltar72 May 2018 #5
Clearly this guy has never heard of an Oil Change A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #8
Nah, he never wondered why he had to keep adding radiator fluid... hunter May 2018 #9
I was thinking it looked like it had been contaminated with coolant.... A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #10
Faith is confidence in things unseen jberryhill May 2018 #11
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
6. Well, I believe that was the plan
Sun May 27, 2018, 11:29 PM
May 2018

I mean, hey, it probably looked like that for a long time before he got the leak in the gasket, so....

I haven't seen him start it up again yet, so I'll have to drop by tomorrow.

hunter

(38,310 posts)
9. Nah, he never wondered why he had to keep adding radiator fluid...
Mon May 28, 2018, 01:39 PM
May 2018

... or why, if he ever did check his oil, it looked odd.

A mix of hot oil, water, and ethylene glycol will make a mess like that.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,365 posts)
10. I was thinking it looked like it had been contaminated with coolant....
Mon May 28, 2018, 02:48 PM
May 2018

But it wasn't all that light in color.

I had a vehicle which blew a head gasket. The oil looked almost tan in color after that.

Either way, that is one fucked up looking top end!!

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