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I searched and found many threads that suggest head gaskets on RB engines don't often fail, but since I received an oil analysis that shows a slight amount of coolant in the oil, I pulled the heads. Head gaskets and heads look fine. I don't see any obvious cracks in the block, but I'm guessing a cracked block is be difficult to detect.
The car was running and driving normal, no white smoke, but there is oil residue in the coolant overflow tank, which was not there before. I only drove the car ~100 miles in the last month after being parked for a year. The only thing I noticed is the #8 piston was partially clean on the top surface. I'm guessing this points to a problem in cylinder 8. Any recommendations about what to do next are appreciated.
The car was running and driving normal, no white smoke, but there is oil residue in the coolant overflow tank, which was not there before. I only drove the car ~100 miles in the last month after being parked for a year. The only thing I noticed is the #8 piston was partially clean on the top surface. I'm guessing this points to a problem in cylinder 8. Any recommendations about what to do next are appreciated.
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