No water through alpha drive.

[jorma]

got the water pump sorted out and ran the engine for approx. 10 minutes at idle.
All went good until i started to change the oil, which i had planned to do anyway and found that it was mixed with a lot of water.. I had put in fresh oil before i ran the engine..
Before i go to the expense... would anything else apart from the head gasket be causing water to mix with the oil?
MY initial thoughts were strip down and get the head skimmed before putting together with a new head gasket........... I would much rather play on the safe side and get the job done by experts but just wondering if it could be anything apart from a blown head gasket??

Help is as always very much appreciated.
Gary

As we say in Ireland.... "Looks like I have bought a Pig in a Poke"

 

[bondo]

but just wondering if it could be anything apart from a blown head gasket??

Ayuh,.... It's more likely a cracked block or head,....

 

[jorma]

Hi,
2 photos attached.
1. photo of oil seal on oil port, lower casing, showing oil ring fitted into machined recess on face. New oil seal.
2. This is a photo of the face of the upper casing also showing a machined recess but too small for the o ring to fit into.

Is this normal? Is there an o ring missing from the upper casing?
Does one O ring (quad ring) cater for both halves?
2 machined recesses but only 1 "o" ring?

 

[bondo]

Does one O ring (quad ring) cater for both halves?

Ayuh,..... One quad-ring,.....

 

[jorma]

Ayuh,..... One quad-ring,.....

Looks like i have found my problem. Shaft bushing seal was destroyed...... Would putting a small "O" ring in the upper face machined relief cause any problems?

 

[bondo]

Would putting a small "O" ring in the upper face machined relief cause any problems?

Ayuh,... Sure, it could leak,....