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#428921 - 06/04/07 01:13 PM Help - Compression Baseline readings and Foaming coolant
jab70sx Offline
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Registered: 01/06/07
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I am having a strange problem with my '70 Cutlass convertible. The coolant is foaming. I don't find any coolant in the oil. I thought maybe I had a head gasket or head problem. I took compression readings on the engine and found 3 cylinders at 145 psi, 4 cylinders at 150psi, and 1 cylinder at 158psi. I am looking for someone who can tell me what the baseline readings should be close to. The engine is a 1970 350ci olds. I don't know the compression ratio, because when I built the engine I had two engines apart at the same time, and i don't know if I got the high compression heads rebuilt or the low compression heads rebuilt.
Has anyone seen foaming coolant before? I think that i saw it once before in a 350ci Olds that I had with one dead cylinder. The cause of that may have been the previous owner mixing ceramic engine seal with the coolant before i bought it.
He left the empty can of moroso engine seal in the trunk, so I knew that engine was suspect once I started having trouble. This engine has less than 5000 miles on it since I rebuilt it.
Any suggestions and an idea on the compression readings will be greatly appreciated.

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#428922 - 06/05/07 10:38 PM Re: Help - Compression Baseline readings and Foaming coolant [Re: jab70sx]
rsmith143 Offline
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 22
Had the foamy coolant once on an old ford. No coolant getting in the oil. Also the coolant looked fine after it cooled down. But when i cranked it the next morning and when the thermostat opened i imediatly had coolant going into the overflow tank under preasure. Thats when i knew to i had a blown gasket. I hope your problem is more simple to fix.

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