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Possible blown head gasket
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<blockquote data-quote="rodbuilder" data-source="post: 99887" data-attributes="member: 11975"><p>From an old custom engine builder: An engine with a bad head gasket COULD still run OK, but if it's causing a water leak or oil to get in the radiator THEN you have a real problem...............and it might not show up by the way the engine starts or runs! 1. Look for air bubbles in the radiator, AFTER it's already warmed up. If they are there is COULD be a head gasket, cracked head, OR even a cracked block. KEEP AN EYE ON THE COOLANT LEVEL OVER A FEW HOURS TIME. 2. Check the oil dipstick and look for an ugly tan mix of oil and water. 3. If all those are negative and you REALLY want to be sure, remove all the injectors and do a compression test on it. "bad head gasket" usually means a loss of compression........but NOT always, if the "break" is between an oil passage and the cooling system! If one of those isn't there, your "mechanic" needs to bite the big one and go back to school!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rodbuilder, post: 99887, member: 11975"] From an old custom engine builder: An engine with a bad head gasket COULD still run OK, but if it's causing a water leak or oil to get in the radiator THEN you have a real problem...............and it might not show up by the way the engine starts or runs! 1. Look for air bubbles in the radiator, AFTER it's already warmed up. If they are there is COULD be a head gasket, cracked head, OR even a cracked block. KEEP AN EYE ON THE COOLANT LEVEL OVER A FEW HOURS TIME. 2. Check the oil dipstick and look for an ugly tan mix of oil and water. 3. If all those are negative and you REALLY want to be sure, remove all the injectors and do a compression test on it. "bad head gasket" usually means a loss of compression........but NOT always, if the "break" is between an oil passage and the cooling system! If one of those isn't there, your "mechanic" needs to bite the big one and go back to school!!! [/QUOTE]
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