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Q & A: MG TD Oil in Coolant

Wednesday December 17th, 2008
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Hope you can help me .Just founnd oil in my 52 MG TD coolant . Engine rebuilt two years ago. 2500 miles on it head and block smoothed by reputable machine shop. compression at 165 psi.
No coolant in oil. I am assuming head gasket , hoping it is not a crack some where. How can I avoid having to do this again when I install a new head gasket? Copper gasket spray ? Higher torque settings? ( at 50 ft / lbs now ) different gasket?
Wish I lived closer to you .I would have you do this one. After pulling the engine to replace faulty sealnt at the cam plug one year after a rebuild I am becoming .discouraged.
There is an oil plug in your head behind the plate. It is probably either unscrewed or dislodged.... read more