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Re: head gasket Posted by SWEDECAR [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: head gasket, ken g, Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:29:50 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
It is no "one way says it all" method.
It is a combination of things or an easy to spot breach of gasket somewhere.
If for instance the engine is spitting coolant out through one of the spark plug holes, that's a given that the gasket is bad.
If coolant is leaking straight out the side of engine block/head, that's a give away that the gasket is broken.
If coolant is disappearing without any visible leaks, it could be a head gasket.
If you buy one of the combustion gas leak detectors and the fluid in the test cylinder goes from blue to yellow. That is also an indication that the head gasket is bad.
If the engine has bad compression between two cylinders that is side by side to each other, that's an indication that the head gasket is blown between the two cylinders.
So no, it is not an one way test to be sure.
Anders
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