Mike,
Beg, borrow, or rent a bore scope.
I was a skeptic until a mechanic friend showed me his and all he could tell
on a head with out removing anything but the spark plugs.
I have seen a hole in a piston, a cracked head (the cylinder was perfectly
clean from the steam in that cylinder, and leaking valve stems.
Really a neat too.
Another alternative might be for a mechanic to perform the test for you.
Good luck.
David
-----Original Message-----
From: MKlepp4335@cs.com <MKlepp4335@cs.com>
To: old-chevy-truck@onelist.com <old-chevy-truck@onelist.com>;
oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 6:49 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] '48 Vs Y2K update
|First, thanks to all those who provided input in my New Year's Eve
stranding.
| I have checked everything (twice) and still cannot make this 235 run more
|than a few seconds. With much pumping and choking, the truck will fire but
|soon die. The real problem is revealed by the large cloud of white smoke
|(steam) that comes from the tail pipe. I'm guessing that the head gasket
is
|blown, head or block cracked allowing coolant to be sucked into the
|combustion chamber. The one thing I fail to understand is that most
vehicles
|with blown gaskets and/or cracked castings continue to run, some quite
|smoothly. Mine will bearly fire and only run briefly.
|Believe when I say I have checked and redone everything. I guess my last
|resort is to pull the head and see if I can locate the problem. This is
very
|frustrating since I consider myself a fair wrench and have built and
repaired
|many different type motors in the past. Any more things I should check
|before I jerk the head? I heard Dan Rather talking about global warming on
|the news tonight, what do you think? Thanks.
|Mike Klepp
|'48 3100
|Wichita Falls, TX
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