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Pickup
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Registered: 25th Nov 03
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23rd Mar 04 at 20:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How do you know?
There aint any sings i can notice. just ive been raking the tits off my car recently and im just wondering if there are any ways you can tell if its gone or is on its way out?
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BabyBlade
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23rd Mar 04 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
How do you know if your Head Gasket has gone?


Mine left a note
Pickup
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23rd Mar 04 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sigh,was expecting something like that
BabyBlade
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also cum on the filler cap

flowing water sounds behind the radio

oil leak in the case of drunkenfool

loss of coolent leading to engine overheating

iratic idle
BabyBlade
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23rd Mar 04 at 20:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Pickup
sigh,was expecting something like that


Pickup
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23rd Mar 04 at 20:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
doesnt seem to have any of those problems, so I hope im ok!
What will lead to head gasket going? Just too many revs too often etc, or what?
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BabyBlade
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23rd Mar 04 at 20:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
erm dunno lol

old age, high miles, constant ragging, not topping coolant up regularly, brocken thermostat, faulty fan....
Cybermonkey
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24th Mar 04 at 10:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ufortunately, there is no way of telling when your head gasket is gonna go. I have heard some nightmare stories of brand new cars with knackered head gaskets after like 500 miles. Then again, you might never suffer from it. However, redlining all the time will do it no good in the long run, and will reduce the life of your engine. Just check oil and coolant regularly and change both at least every 10k miles, or even 5k miles if you have the time.
stuyw
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car misfiring/ blue smoke/wet plugs

Adam_b has these problems n had a split head gasket between 3/4 cylinders

 
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