ReaverZ28

My oil smells like gas. My radiator has foamy tanish oil in it. But my brother was able to drive it 20 miles home. It didnt overheat. and it seems as if a fwe times while driving i could smell coolant.

buelldevil

Sounds like a blown head gasket or cracked head.

ReaverZ28

thought so. i hope its a gasket.

Kataklysm

Bad PCV valve can cause that gas smell in the oil.

dmoor88

how does your oil look? what color is your exhaust smoke out the back when you fire it?

ReaverZ28

looks like tan creamy honey. thats cool i live an hour from waco.

dmoor88

is it a milky color? what about your exhaust?

where do you live?

ReaverZ28

north west near stephensville. I guess it looks like choaclote milk.

grygst76

head gasket or cracked head possibly from driving it overheating..

dmoor88

he said he didnt drive it while it was overheating.

ReaverZ28

I dont know about my exaust should i crank it up when i get home?

dmoor88

yeah check and see the color of the exhaust coming out the back. if it's a distinct white color, it could be a blown head gasket.

ReaverZ28

if its not white what could it be?

grygst76

OK.....If no white smoke.. cracked block or cracked head.
If white smoke bad gasket or bad head.
One way to tell is drain oil and antifreeze, buy some cheap oil and put pure water in place of antifreeze.
let run for a minute.

check the oil and radiator.
if it's in both; once again only one of 3 things,
cracked block--worst case scenario
cracked head--second worse
bad gasket--sigh of relief.

dmoor88

or none of the above...