oil in my water

[ben]

Hello
I was wondering whether anyone can help ? I have just got a 86 HF turbo delta.
It has been stood for nearly two years and I have just got it run. I have the engine running for a couple of minutes and then I get oil appearing on the surface of the water in the radiator resivour. There doesn't seem to be any water in the oil just oil in the water.
Has and one got any ideas of what it could be before I start to stip the engine

Cheers
Ben

[Steve]

Hmm,

Drain the radiator and stick some of that flush stuff through then refill it. That will probably sort it out.

Is it just on the surface of the water? Usually if its something bad like a head gasket or whatever you will see stuff that looks like mayonase (don't taste like it though).

Once you have flushed an re-filled the radiator keep an eye on the water level - if its not using much water then the head gasket is probably fine and it ought to be okay.

Let us know how you get on.

Kind Regards,


Steve Matthews
http://www.pentagram-motorsport.com