Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:08:13 -0500 From: KeithG <noonenopsamspring.com> Subject: Re: Headgasket replacement tips?
I'd do a double check. These usually go on cyl #1. Sometimes you get water in teh oil, sometimes not. Mine did not. Mine would stumble on start up and I could see a drip from the wastegate on the turbo on a warm start. I was able to find the cylinder by checking the compression over a few minutes while hot. All showed 140-150 initially. Then after a few minutes, #1 increased then a bit more as water leaked into the cylinder. KeithG look at www.townsendimports.com for head gasket information. http://216.78.172.244/engine_folder/headgasket90016v.htm the link is for C900, similar but not identical to yours. Gasket design is identical and failure points are also quite similar. Fred W. wrote: > I am about to bite the bullet and tear down the engine on my daughter's '93 > 9000 CSET 2.3 l to do a head gasket replacement. > > I am fairly confident of my diagnosis: The engine overheated very briefly > recently and since then has some peculiar symptoms. If I top up the coolant > and run the engine with the pressure cap off the level slowly rises in the > tank until it overflows. Then if I let it actually get up to temperature it > sucks the tank dry when the thermostat opens up. There also seems to be > more than the normal amount of water vapor in the exhaust. The oil is clean > and doesn't sizzle if dripped on the hot exhaust manifold so I don't think > the gasket is gone between the cooling and oil galleys. Finally, the > smoking gun is I did a compression check and Cyl 1 & 4 are at 150psi, > Cylinders 2 and 3 only reach 130. The funny thing is none of the cylinders > leak-down at all. They hold their maximum pressures just fine for over a > minute. > > I'm thinking I have a small leak in the headgasket between the #2 and 3 jugs > which also bleeds exhaust into the cooling system. > > What I am looking for is any tips or direct experience from people who have > actually done this job. I have plenty of manuals to reference (Both Haynes > and Popular Mechanics/AllData), but sometimes one little tip can make all > the difference. > > Also, I see the aftermarket places all have Head Gasket kits which include > the exhaust, intake and valve cover gaskets. Any real reason I need to > replace all of these gaskets or should I just do the Head Gasket and valve > cover? I also plan to do some checking under the timing cover to make sure > all of the chain guides and sprockets are all up to snuff. > > TIA, > Fred Wills > >
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