Gas in the oil, HELP :(

[dan.bubb at gmail.com (Dan Bubb)]

Gas in the oil pretty much needs to come from the injectors past the
pistons and piston rings, which as you note, isn't good.
This is either the cold start injector staying open or the regular
injectors injecting too much fuel.
What I would do is pull all of the injectors including the cold start
injector and aim them all into a pan. Then I'd jumper the fuel pump
relay, or if you don't have a jumper cycling the ignition key several
times every couple seconds should cause the fuel pump to run for a
short period of time for each cycle. Don't crank the engine! Just
cycle the ignition off and on.

ANY fuel in the pan would indicate a problem. If you're not cranking
the cold start injector should not flow any fuel. And neither should
the regular injectors since there is no air flowing past the metering
plate.

If you do have fuel in the pan, then the next step would be to
segregate the cold start injector from the regular injectors to
isolate where the problem is.
If it's the cold start injector then the Bentley has an excellent
section on diagnosing that.
If it's the regular injectors then it may be as simple as readjusting
the mixture screw counterclockwise although if that doesn't do it then
the problem would be more serious as Jim mentioned.
BTW, all this excess fuel getting pushed past the pistons into the oil
may also have the effect of somewhat hydrolocking the engine
contributing to your poor cranking performance.
Also, as Jim pointed out, it'd be good to change the oil before
actually running the engine again.
Keep us posted on what you find.
Dan

On 3/17/07, Lexan Blanchard <lexan_122874@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Well, winter decided to return today, which ended any ideas I had to garden,
> or clean up the Purple Martin gourds (birds are here and calling me a slum
> lord for not taking care of their residences), so off to retrieve the Rocco
> from the meadow (where she was banned to last week).
>
> Still trying to finish cycling out the old gas, and figuring I am getting
> close.  Also, I figured out what went pop-whooosh last weekend (loose hose
> clamp, hehe).  Tried starting several times and ran the battery low (GOTTA
> find the short or bad wire, darn it).
>
> I have noticed a gassy smell every time I try to start, so, figured I better
> poke around a bit.  Pulled dipstick (don't ask me why I started here), and
> the "oil" just dripped off.  Figured this couldn't be good since when I
> looked at it last it was oil.  Smells like gas, has consistency of gas
> (maybe a bit thicker) and color of fresh oil :(  Even with my limited
> knowledge, I KNOW this isn't good.
>
> So, how is this much gas getting into my oil?  What is my next step?  All
> ideas and help are SUPER appreciated, as every day that passes puts her
> visit to Cincy less likely.
>
> Thanks all!
> Lexan
> '82 8V
>
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