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How could I tell if I have a blown head gasket?

Old Jun 19, 2004 | 07:35 PM
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How could I tell if I have a blown head gasket?

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Old Jun 19, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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Well the most common and easiest tell tale is a enormous amount of white smoke out the tail pipe's.. Water in your oil is another common symptom.. I'm sure there are others..
Old Jun 19, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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Compression and/or Leak-down test would probably be the most useful, but coolant entering the combustion chamber will cause white smoke as IllusionalTA stated above (-should be fairly obvious if you're burning coolant)...
Old Jun 19, 2004 | 09:59 PM
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Check for coolant in your oil and vice versa.
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