70DartMike
Too many projects
Alright, a bit of a weird one.
I did the timing chain on the 273 in my '65 Valiant. This wasn't my first timing chain, I've done numerous and never had any problems. After reassembly, I fired it up, and everything was good. I let it warm up, and noticed some oil coming out the breather/oil fill cap. I looked closer, and noticed a bit of a green tinge. I pulled it off, to find a milky substance in the cap, and then a bit at the top of the dipstick. So back to disassembly. I drained the oil and coolant, and pulled it all back apart. When I assembled it the first time, I just used the regular timing chain cover gasket with no Permatex, just a bit of Black at the bottom corners of the oil pan. So, the 2nd time reassembling, I bought another new set of gaskets, used a new timing chain cover gasket and ran a thin layer of Permatex Black around the gasket, especially around the water pump ports. I used Teflon tape on all the bolt threads, and cranked them down tight. I changed the oil filter, poured new oil down, and new coolant. I got it all back together, fired it up, and let it warm up. Again! A milky substance coming out the breather, up the dipstick tube. So I shut it off, let it cool down, and checked the oil. No water in the oil... Just the milky substance at the top of the dipstick tube, in the breather cap, and in the valve covers.
Ideas?
I did the timing chain on the 273 in my '65 Valiant. This wasn't my first timing chain, I've done numerous and never had any problems. After reassembly, I fired it up, and everything was good. I let it warm up, and noticed some oil coming out the breather/oil fill cap. I looked closer, and noticed a bit of a green tinge. I pulled it off, to find a milky substance in the cap, and then a bit at the top of the dipstick. So back to disassembly. I drained the oil and coolant, and pulled it all back apart. When I assembled it the first time, I just used the regular timing chain cover gasket with no Permatex, just a bit of Black at the bottom corners of the oil pan. So, the 2nd time reassembling, I bought another new set of gaskets, used a new timing chain cover gasket and ran a thin layer of Permatex Black around the gasket, especially around the water pump ports. I used Teflon tape on all the bolt threads, and cranked them down tight. I changed the oil filter, poured new oil down, and new coolant. I got it all back together, fired it up, and let it warm up. Again! A milky substance coming out the breather, up the dipstick tube. So I shut it off, let it cool down, and checked the oil. No water in the oil... Just the milky substance at the top of the dipstick tube, in the breather cap, and in the valve covers.
Ideas?