I have an '86 Chevy pickup. I live in north Texas and the last 2 days went below freezing, I only had water in the radiator. I checked the fluid and I have oil in the radiator. I do not have oil in the crankcase. I am hoping it is a head gasket or something, because I have drained it a few times now and it is clearing out. Would the heater affect this, maybe it runs through a different gallery or something, because I stopped using the heater and it seems to have gone away. How can I check to see if I may have cracked the block or heads cheaply? Also, when I found out this, about the oil in the water, I also found out that my frame rail is cracked completely in two just aft of the passenger side motor mount. Is there a cheap repair for this? Do I need to weld the seam and then put braces on both sides?
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18 years ago