Lots of water in oil???
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Lots of water in oil???
So I have this 87 n/a sitting in my yard, a buddies car that's been sitting for a few years due to a "blown head gasket". 
Since I have a couple FBs, he wanted me to diagnose and fix it. So I tow it home, jack it up, pour water in the radiator, and it starts streaming out the oil pan gasket. I pull the dipstick and sure enough, the tube is brim full of water! I've seen some strange things with rotaries, but I cannot imagine what could be allowing water into the oil? 
On my FBs, there's really not any way for water to mix with oil, save for the beehive oil cooler that's not even present on this FC. Anyone with more 13B experience have any ideas? When drained the milk out of the pan and left the plug out, water poured out of the pan as fast as I could pour it in. What gives?
Since I have a couple FBs, he wanted me to diagnose and fix it. So I tow it home, jack it up, pour water in the radiator, and it starts streaming out the oil pan gasket. I pull the dipstick and sure enough, the tube is brim full of water! I've seen some strange things with rotaries, but I cannot imagine what could be allowing water into the oil? On my FBs, there's really not any way for water to mix with oil, save for the beehive oil cooler that's not even present on this FC. Anyone with more 13B experience have any ideas? When drained the milk out of the pan and left the plug out, water poured out of the pan as fast as I could pour it in. What gives?
AH - I know this one! I tore my engine down three times looking for bad coolant seals or a cracked housing / iron. I still almost didn't find it.
The answer is FREEZE PLUGS. There are a couple of them behind the front cover.
You technically do not have to detension and tear the engine down to repair but you do have to remove the pan and front cover.
The answer is FREEZE PLUGS. There are a couple of them behind the front cover.
You technically do not have to detension and tear the engine down to repair but you do have to remove the pan and front cover.
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AH - I know this one! I tore my engine down three times looking for bad coolant seals or a cracked housing / iron. I still almost didn't find it.
The answer is FREEZE PLUGS. There are a couple of them behind the front cover.
You technically do not have to detension and tear the engine down to repair but you do have to remove the pan and front cover.
The answer is FREEZE PLUGS. There are a couple of them behind the front cover.
You technically do not have to detension and tear the engine down to repair but you do have to remove the pan and front cover.
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AH - I know this one! I tore my engine down three times looking for bad coolant seals or a cracked housing / iron. I still almost didn't find it.
The answer is FREEZE PLUGS. There are a couple of them behind the front cover.
You technically do not have to detension and tear the engine down to repair but you do have to remove the pan and front cover.
The answer is FREEZE PLUGS. There are a couple of them behind the front cover.
You technically do not have to detension and tear the engine down to repair but you do have to remove the pan and front cover.
I should've known, I kept forgetting about the other 2 plugs under the front cover. And the answer is so OBVIOUS. Thanks guys, now I just need to figure out if rust will be an issue, since the car sat for a couple years.
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