Oil in antifreeze Oliver 77

[blkeele]

Bought an Oliver 77 for the kids to grow up around about a year ago. We’ve ran it around the yard and up and down road a few times. Had a situation with carburetor leaking some gas and hadn’t messed with it in a few months. The oil was thin so I changed it thinking it was gas in oil. Got it out the other day and it ran well, today my son wanted to drive it. Checked oil first, looked good. Then the antifreeze and it had oil in it. Could the antifreeze have mixed with oil as well? What are the chances of this just being a blown head gasket?

 

[scootergmc]

Could be a head gasket, but oil and coolant could also be mixing around the o-rings on the sleeves.

 

[Oliver owner]

Bought an Oliver 77 for the kids to grow up around about a year ago. We’ve ran it around the yard and up and down road a few times. Had a situation with carburetor leaking some gas and hadn’t messed with it in a few months. The oil was thin so I changed it thinking it was gas in oil. Got it out the other day and it ran well, today my son wanted to drive it. Checked oil first, looked good. Then the antifreeze and it had oil in it. Could the antifreeze have mixed with oil as well? What are the chances of this just being a blown head gasket?

I’ve seen sludge in the antifreeze that looks like oil before. Any antifreeze in the oil? Why was the oil thin? If it was gas in it it would smell like gas. If you loosen the oil drain plug until it “dances” in the threads you may get some drops of antifreeze. Also gas would run out the carb intake before going all the way up into the intake manifold.

 

[JohnRowehl]

Nice looking 77.

 

[Oliver owner]

Bought an Oliver 77 for the kids to grow up around about a year ago. We’ve ran it around the yard and up and down road a few times. Had a situation with carburetor leaking some gas and hadn’t messed with it in a few months. The oil was thin so I changed it thinking it was gas in oil. Got it out the other day and it ran well, today my son wanted to drive it. Checked oil first, looked good. Then the antifreeze and it had oil in it. Could the antifreeze have mixed with oil as well? What are the chances of this just being a blown head gasket?

My dad bought a 77 18 years ago and I grew up around it. Fond memories. Now Im addicted to collecting Olivers