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Old 11-10-2010, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by chas427fe View Post
I just left the garage and the last little bit of oil was draining from the oil pan. The oil pan had nearly 2 gallons of antifreeze mixture in it before the oil started to come out.
I got to thinking about this statement after I went to bed last night. Was it really 2 gallons or could this be an exaggeration (like a cup of oil on the floor looks like a gallon)? I ask because, I do not think you could get 2 gallons from an intake gasket leak.

If it was 2 gallons, I would suspect that when the gasket failed, it hydro-locked the engine and a cylinder wall was broken, letting the block drain into the pan. I think I would try filling the block, while the intake is off, and see if water pours into the oil pan.

I truly hope this is not the case. Good luck.
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