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Old Aug 22, 2012 | 06:31 AM
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oil in radiator

have engine oil in radiator,have replaced oil cooler, have removed head, had itpressure checked resurfaed and valves did . i still have the same problem, it will dump a gallon of oil in 15 minute at idle truck is a97 3500,5 spd. 317000 miles
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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noahr.....did you ever figure out your problem? I just bought a 97 and it just puked oil in the radiator, i was hoping it would just be the cooler.
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Old Sep 2, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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Cracked block....I didn't want to say it but it is possible. Is there any sign of coolant in the oil?

If you can pass a gallon of oil in 15 minutes it is a large opening, small cracks can allow one to pass but not the other.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 12:13 AM
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Cracked head or block if your 100% sure its not hg or oil cooler. I've got a cracked block. blown hg and still pushing 60psi for 2+years now and still no oil in rad. Being broke is a *****.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 07:10 AM
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Well....i got lucky again. It was my oil cooler gasket, same thing happened on my 91 4 years ago when i bought it. Although it is still a major pain in the a$$ to clean that crap out!
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 07:29 AM
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Well...i didn't get lucky after all...that baby finally let go all the way, putting coolant in oil. It was the head gasket.
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