1990 Chevy Silverado 1990 Silverado Coolant in oil

1990 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
164,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DABARTON
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Recently overheated, now the crankcase has coolant in it, could this be from a blown head gasket or cracked block. If so how can i determine if it is a cracked block. Would maybe replacing the intake manifold and gasket fix it if it's not the block.
Oct 18, 2008 at 5:38 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Could be the headgasket/ or cracked head or block to determine where-get it block and pressure tested.
Oct 18, 2008 at 5:43 AM
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