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How do I know...?
Posted by McMike (more from McMike) on Mon, 9 Apr 2001 22:43:24
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...if it's time to replace the head gasket and have the head machined? Do you wait until you are seeing coolant mixed into your oil and smoke pouring out the exhaust, or is there some way to check before you get to that point? I've got an '85 900 Turbo and everything SEEMS fine, but I keep hearing horror stories about blown head gaskets and corroded heads as the milage gets higher. I'm now at about 140,000 miles. I just emptied my cooling system for a cooling system repair and there's no apparent rust or crud in the coolant I emptied. There's also no foam in the oil I empty at oil change time. Therefore I figure it's good for now, but for how long? Should I preemptively tear the thing apart (not the easiest job with the tools I have...), or do I just wait for signs of failure? When the time comes is a copper head gasket a good thing to invest in even though I don't really have any performance mods? TIA.
Posts in this Thread:
- How do I know...?, McMike, Mon, 9 Apr 2001 22:43:24 <-- Viewing This Message
- Don't worry, be happy, Ari
, Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:14:38 - Take your time., JohnB, Tue, 10 Apr 2001 08:13:13
- If it ain't broke...., Bill U, Tue, 10 Apr 2001 01:39:01
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