NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[VeeWdriver@aol.com]

So I had lunch with some friends today and afterwards I popped my hood to 
show one of them the new Eurosport stress bars I put on it.  I noticed a 
little coolant was weeping from the top left of the radiator.  It wasn't much 
so I drove home and watched the temp gauge which read normal all the way 
home.  When I got home, I let it idle awhile and checked again for leaks.  
Nothing, so I turned her off and let it sit for a few minutes for the 
pressure to build.  Still nothing new.  I decided to check the coolant level 
and slowly opened the cap on the overflow.  It burped out this nasty stuff 
that looked like mud, kinda brownish tan in color.  My first thought was of 
course "headgasket" so I checked the oil.  It was about half a quart low, 
but, didn't show any signs of water/sludge/foam/etc.  

Here's what I'm thinking and I'm looking for your input (plus, I HOPE I'm 
right):  My thinking is that the water/oil cooler has sprung a leak inside 
and is letting oil under pressure into the coolant.  Tomorrow I'm going take 
that sucker off and replace the hoses and oil filter sleeve with the ones 
from my old Rocco and bypass that cooler altogether.  Then I'll flush the 
coolant, change the oil (and check it for any signs of water) and keep my 
fingers crossed.

Any thoughts?  Ideas?  Assurances?  Do these things go often???

Tom

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