Sorry, I meant to write about this earlier, but had not coffee yet. If this link works:

http://68.media.tumblr.com/75ba199aa4fe016f06b1b50d7bcd0a39/tumblr_omorcnd8di1tf758jo3_540.jpg

you can see a little waterfall of rust down the middle of the motor behind the rods. If the link doesn't work, it is in the large grouping on my last post.

Anyway, as I said in my "Welcome" post, I am not a mechanically experienced, so please bear with the ignorance. That waterfall either means head gasket, leaky panel gasket, or it is just where the water seeped down from the valves through the rod hole? Whatever the case, the reason for the post is, we drained the antifreeze, there was no oil in it, and it tested good, although I don't remember the exact temperature. The radiator was not full, but was holding somewhere between 1-2 gallons. Most of the rust down below seems to be below where the oil return holes are.


1959 Chevy Viking. Belonged to my Great Grandfather