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Old 02-06-2010, 07:48 PM   #62
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Re: My first build-1967 C10 LWB

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It could be water in the oil, but more likely it's due to short trips in cold weather. The engine gets hot, and then when it cools - condensation forms. If you don't get the engine warm for a good period of time on the next trip, it doesn't "boil off" the water from the previous trip. So water accumulates inside the engine and forms that very light coffee-looking goo - usually on the oil filler cap and the PCV, sometimes on the dip stick if enough water got past the rings and into the pan.
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