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Re: Don't rule out head gasket
Posted by mark (more from mark) on Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:25:47
In Reply to: Don't rule out head gasket, GregD, Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:24:20
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Greg - Two questions: First - if this can go on for some time with no symtom other than the coolant loss - is it harmful to the engine or turbo? Can I wait awhile before replacing the gasket?
And second - how would you go about checking the headspace in the resevior for combustion gases - other than doing a visual with the engine running to see if there are any gas bubbles coming up?
I'll follow others advice and check for clamp leaks again - but I already put the car on jacks and went underneath with a flashlight and couldn't find anything - I will tighten all clamps. If it was the head gasket - wouldn't I be getting either excessive smoking coming from the water vapor in the exhaust of some telltale signs of coolant in the oil? Obviously - it depends on where the gasket is leaking - but I really hate to pull the head with the only indication being the coolant loss. Wouldn't a compression check tell something??
Any other thoughts?
Posts in this Thread:
- Coolant Level Going Down, mark, Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:14:02
- Re: Coolant Level Going Down, chrisx, Mon, 22 Jan 2001 15:06:12
- Re: Did you check......, lt88cvt, Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:00:01
- Don't rule out head gasket, GregD, Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:24:20
- Re: Coolant Level Going Down, Ari , Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:20:58
- Re: Coolant Level Going Down, Dick in Falls Church, Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:17:02
- Re: Coolant Level Going Down, Bill D, Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:03:03
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