BLOWN HEAD GASKET - Pics ?
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Racer
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From: Yerington NV
BLOWN HEAD GASKET - Pics ?
I keep hearing about blown head gaskets, but have never actually experienced or SEEN one ......
Has anyone taken (and willing to share) a picture of a failed gasket???
Has anyone taken (and willing to share) a picture of a failed gasket???
Burning Brakes
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From: Springfield MA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '19, '21
Is it possible to have a blown head gasket and not have the large billow of white smoke? I'm loosing antifreez at about a qt. every 50-60 miles. No spots on the garage floor or ground, no leaks at the hoses, it just disapears. Where the hell is it going?
Dave
Dave
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Yes it is possible. Get a pressure tester for the cooling system and pressurize the system. Let it sit for a while. It should maintain the pressure. If not you have a leak somewhere.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Springfield MA
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12, '19, '21
No funky smell, just a little white smoke and moisture at the exhaust. I didn't notice the smoke before, or the moisture on the ground. No power loss, but now there seems to be a slight slip in the trans. at highway speeds. I lost on this one. The last car I owned with a blown headgasket smoked and I had oil in the coolant. None of that this time.
By the way, thanks for the help guys.
Dave
By the way, thanks for the help guys.
Dave
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Stick your finger in the exhaust pipe to wipe some residue.
If it tastes sweet, then you are burning antifreeze.
That's assuming you are using antifreeze in your coolant.
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Just this morning, I found out that I have a blown head gasket (almost 99% positive at this point). My tell was abnormal coolant temps. I've got three thermos - one in each head and one in the intake. Every 10 miles or so, recently, my intake thermo started to climb, reaching 250 (pegged high) in under a few seconds. I usually turn the car off before it gets higher than 215. Strange thing, the thermos in the heads would stay relatively constant at a cool 170. Finally tracked it down to steam coming from the cylinders, leaking through the gasket and then collecting around the intake thermo. Also, it displaced a full quart of coolant the first time - my completely empty catch can would fill up to the point of spraying out the vent hole within a few minutes. So, if you've got abnormal temps on your intake mounted thermo (if you have one), then you have a blown head gasket. Oh, and so far, I don't seem to be getting any coolant collecting in the tailpipe and no sweet smell.
- Nick K.
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From: Rockledge FL
i thought i had a blown gasket and my mechanic exposed some of the coolant to this yellow liquid. he said that if it turned blue there was exhaust fumes in the coolant indicating a blown gasket.
i dont remember what he called it.
i dont remember what he called it.
