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At 08:36 AM 7/11/97 MST7MDT, DILLARDP@edu-suu-lifac.li.suu.edu wrote: >>Gasoline would have mixed with the oil. Water would look somewhat >>clear, or possibly rusty, and would have been on the bottom since oil >>is less dense than water and thus floats on water. > >>So your fluid was water. > >Jim...thanks. I believe you are right, if for no other reason than I didn't >get any gasoline smell or "feel" when the fluid was gushing down. > >How, however, I am REALLY BEWILDERED! Can someone 'xplain how WATER (at >least a quart or more) came to be lying underneath the oil in my case???????? > Most likely causes are being in a flood or sitting out in the rain. Then it just settles because it is heavier than the oil. Larry ---Larry Edson Campbell, CA http://www.freeyellow.com/members/type34/ '66 Type III Ghia - 343 (restored) '65 Type III Ghia - 345 (electric sunroof) '65 Type III Ghia - 343 (for sale) '63 Type III Ghia - 343 (project) '49 Ford F1 pickup