Water in the oil

[Little Jo]

Hi gUYS

I was worried when I found water in my oil and also in the oil filter. So the first thing I did was drain the water out of the radiator and to my surprise it was clean and had no rust or oil in it. Then I drained the oil out of the sump and that was all milky so I knew it was contaminated with water.

Well I took the plunge and removed the head today and found the following:

1. The gasket seemed OK but when you pressed it water came from it.
2. Number 3 and 4 pistons had about 2 mm water on top of them
3. The thermostat looks like it will have to be replaced as the thermostat housing just disintegrated when I removed it.

I have attached some photos after I removed the head and before cleaning out the water on top of the pistons. Now do I just replace the head gasket and pray all is well or is there something else I should be looking at as well while it is at this stage.

Cheers

Tony