Let me suggest you are jumping to conclusions that have not been confirmed.
I would think you should do a bit more of an analysis before you give up.
Get the oil tested etc.
Is the additional "oil" actually coolant or could it be diesel fuel?
If the oil is not milky, I would want to have a closer look before I
assumed it was coolant.
Might there have been an air bubble in the coolant system such that it
finally took up the fluid from the overflow resevoir?
Finally, if the rest of the vehicle is nice and you like it, why not put
another $5K in to fix it if you have to. Still a lot less expensive than
buying another vehicle if you feel the need for 2.
Just my 2 cents.
Randy
On 16/07/2013 9:42 PM, WILTON wrote:
Seriously, bring trailer, $500 and, possibly, Max; keep the 84 SD.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas"
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Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] '91 350SDL bad news
Seriously let me know. I could swap an 84 SD!
--R (sent from my miniPad)
On Jul 16, 2013, at 9:53 PM, "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
We may do that.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas"
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Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] '91 350SDL bad news
I got a trailer and $500, can be there soon... I'll bring Max.
--R
On 7/16/13 9:46 PM, WILTON wrote:
I don't plan to do any more to it. I'm not physically able to do
much to it myself, and I'm not gonna pay a fortune for somebody
else to do so.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: <dsereta...@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] '91 350SDL bad news
Interesting. So do head gaskets fail suddenly rather than
gradually in the rodbender scenarios? Could the fact that you
caught it early have saved the engine from bending a rod? If I
recall correctly the problem happens at no.1 cylinder. Will you do
a compression test to confirm location at the cylinder?
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 16, 2013, at 9:03 PM, "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
No, 'doesn't look foamy or cafe au lait - probably not in there
with engine running long enough; merely looks like greatly increased
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