On Sat, 15 Nov 1997, Tyson Sherman wrote:
> Do you have any water in the oil or oil in the water?
> Usually these head gaskets fail between #2 & #3 which
> may cause #3 to have poor compression.
Tyson, now that you mention, it seems my radiator fluid has been
disappearing slowly recently. When I changed the oil, I didn't see a film
or layer of water, nor any whitish discolored oil, nor have I seen any oil
floating in the coolant, though the coolant has been dirty looking (even
after recently flushing and renewing it, I figured it was grunge that
built up in the system).
Also, I failed to mention it, but between the head and block, on
the distributor side, just over number two (not three), it seems that
exhaust escapes the gasket. I can't see it standing there with the engine
running, but the block & head have a light brown discoloration in that
area. I know it's recent because I cleaned the engine with a degreaser not
long ago (the valve cover had been leaking oil, so I fixed that and
cleaned the resultant mess up). I can't see any cracks in the head gasket,
nor can I see a section blown out, but could this be the whole problem?
That would be super if it only involves replacing it! Could the head be
warped internally right at #3? If so, and if the warpage is mild, would
one of those copper comp head gaskets 'seal' up the warp if torqued down?
This may seem silly, but how can I check for warpage myself?
Thanks, I'm feeling somewhat more optimistic.
-Scott Allen
js-allen@students.uiuc.edu
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illness will not cripple us, and though weary, exhaustion will not claim
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