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Coolant mixing with Oil

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Shouter

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Alright, my brother-in-law has a 1991 Notch 5.0. He bought it knowing that the coolant was mixing with the oil, so he wanted help pulling the motor. Which we did, and threw it on the engine stand. Thinking it was a BHG, we tore the heads off, and found no BHG. So since the motor was out of the car, we proceeded to rebuild it. I only could help a little at this point, so he finished it himself. He took shortcuts, such as not replacing main seals, and other lower end seals. Also the waterpump gasket in the felpro gasket set was different, so instead of going to town to get the right one, he just "made it work" with modification and RTV. I have given up on giving him advice, so I just let him do it. Well once we got the motor back in, it fired up instantly. But after a little driving, we noticed coolant in oil again. He is automatically assuming that it is a cracked block. I dont believe it. Keep in mind that he didnt have ANYTHING checked while it was off. The heads: no. The intake was not machined or checked, which my uncle (built Late Model engines) said to do. Nothing was checked, just taken apart and thrown back together. So there the poor mustang sits...it runs great still, but has coolant in oil. Also, not sure if it has anything to do with the problem, but it starts like a carbed engine. You need to give it throttle to get it to fire up (e303 cams?) . So what could cause this? Or could it actually be a cracked block?
 
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If he didnt have the heads checked, it could be a cracked head. coolant mixing with oil is usually a pretty good sign of a cracked head.
 

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I would suspect a cracked or warped head before a cracked block. Do you know the history of the engine prior to buying the car?? Whas it raced or anything like that?
Did you tear the engine down to a bare block or did you just take the heads and intake off??
 

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I was not able to help him on much, but I do know that all he did was tear the head, intake and oil pan off. Also the P.O. had a procharger on it. But still I would not suspect a cracked block?
 

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so I found out that no sealant was used on the head bolts that go into the water jackets....
 
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