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> Misdiagnosed exhaust leak, Terminal head gasket failure!
HAM Inc
post Nov 22 2010, 01:32 PM
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Another thread got me thinking about a customer I had some time ago with a 2.0
He thought he was driving around with an exhaust leak. Much effort was put into fixing the problem before it dawned on him that this was more than an exhaust leak.

A perfect example of why we hate head gaskets on these engines! This head was toast and went to the scrap pile!

And it is another example of the need to do a compression test the minute you develop an exhaust leak. Even if you don't have head gaskets!


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HAM Inc   Misdiagnosed exhaust leak   Nov 22 2010, 01:32 PM
jsayre914   :barf: OMG that dosnt look good. What happend to...   Nov 22 2010, 05:54 PM
bandjoey   That's Terminal! Was there a loud leak or...   Nov 22 2010, 05:59 PM
Jake Raby   Fellas, thats typical damage from a blown head gas...   Nov 22 2010, 07:50 PM
charliew   I've seen cast iron blocks cut between the cyl...   Nov 22 2010, 11:03 PM
HAM Inc   That was an example of a failure that did not ha...   Nov 23 2010, 08:49 AM
Cap'n Krusty   Head gasket or no head gasket, the REAL reason the...   Nov 23 2010, 09:48 AM
Jake Raby   A gasket thats not there, can't fail.. This fa...   Nov 23 2010, 10:38 AM
Cap'n Krusty   A gasket thats not there, can't fail.. This f...   Nov 23 2010, 08:11 PM
Jake Raby   A gasket thats not there, can't fail.. This ...   Nov 23 2010, 09:30 PM
Brett W   You can already see the questionable ability of th...   Nov 23 2010, 10:42 AM
Drums66   You can already see the questionable ability of t...   Nov 23 2010, 06:09 PM
HAM Inc   Amen! It's remarkable how many ignored w...   Nov 23 2010, 10:44 AM
Mark Henry   I had a head gasket go on an engine I built from u...   Nov 23 2010, 10:53 AM
Jake Raby   A poor mans compression test is something EVERY TI...   Nov 23 2010, 12:06 PM
7275914911   A poor mans compression test is something EVERY T...   Nov 23 2010, 07:56 PM
Mike D.   OK, but what about the cyl. to head gasket in earl...   Nov 23 2010, 07:45 PM
HAM Inc   What Jake is referring to is developing a keen ...   Nov 24 2010, 08:51 AM
Kraftwerk   O.P. might be referring to me. WANT TO BUY 1 G...   Nov 24 2010, 11:59 AM


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