milk

jp1

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well recently i asked about a no start,popping back through carb ?well rebuilding carb worked great it now starts and idles.but now i have a bigger problem water filling up in oil causing milky mess out the breather.is this a cracked block or a headgasket or other problem.the boat is a 1988 sierra 165v
with a 3.0 mercruiser
 
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Don S

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Re: milk

Cracked block. Head gaskets don't let that much water in the oil that quick.
 

derekmc1

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Re: milk

I have the same issue had backfires then found milky/water foam in breather spark arrester.

have no idea what this means? let me know if you learn anything.....
thanks,
 

full stringer

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Re: milk

when u had that carb off u could have gotten condensation into the motor might take a while to clear or just change the oil to be sure
 
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