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Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:12:14 -0000
From: "SimonJ" <menopsam.com>
Subject: Re: Head Gasket Leaking -  Turbo damage?


"Dave Wysocki" <MAPSdwysockiONnopsampc.com> wrote in message news:3c6970f6$0$89924$272ea4a1nopsam.execpc.com... > See my post from 1/13/2002. I don't think the turbo bearings being > soaked in coolant was much of a problem, but chunks of headgasket being > shot through the turbine vanes was - not only were the vanes damaged, > but a piece apparently lodged between the turbine & housing. I replaced > the cartridge, and the turbo now works better than ever! By the way, my > source was Diesel Components in Burnsville, MN, which is a Garrett > distributor. They got the cartridge from Turbo International, which is > wholesale only. > You were very unlucky, the chances of the gasket going down the exhaust must be thousands to one. Ussually when a gasket fails it does not break up.

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