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18th July 2017, 01:08 AM
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Legendary
How to spot the leaking cylinder - old skool way
I found this video is pretty handy.
This is an old school technique to find out which cylinder is(or which cylinders are) leaking combustion gas into the coolant or alternatively whether combustion gas is leaking into the coolant at all.
CHECKING A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WITH NO SPECIALIZED TOOLS
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18th July 2017 01:08 AM
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18th July 2017, 01:19 AM
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And this, which gives a list of tests that can be done for testing a blown head gasket/cracked head.
HOW TO CHECK FOR A BLOWN HEAD GASKET
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23rd July 2017, 09:08 PM
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Expert
Not really old school, its pretty common first step check ups only pull the tools out when its not an obvious thing, as in porous metals and fine cracks.
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23rd July 2017, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by
johno90
Not really old school, its pretty common first step check ups
only pull the tools out when its not an obvious thing, as in porous metals and fine cracks.
Yeah, I actually modified the test by attaching a bottle to the radiator and filling it with coolant/water so I can see the escaping air bubbles clearly and the volume of air bubbles.
I like OldSkool Funk's approach of taking all the spark plugs out and then putting one spark plug at a time while cranking.
Pretty basic, but didn't pop into my head the simplicity and effectiveness of the test.
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4th November 2017, 11:17 PM
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Thanks for the video links mate good work
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4th November 2017, 11:24 PM
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Patrol Freak
good Vid @dom14
now I feel old school - as thats how I was taught to diagnose a blown head gasket
hahahahahaha
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4th November 2017, 11:38 PM
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I can't get the link to work.....
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11th November 2017, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by
Bigcol
good Vid @
dom14
now I feel old school - as thats how I was taught to diagnose a blown head gasket
hahahahahaha
Yeah, it's good to know these methods. Kids' these days can't add two numbers together without a calculator.
We did all in our heads.
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12th November 2017, 12:59 AM
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Patrol Freak
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12th November 2017, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by
jay see
I can't get the link to work.....
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@jay see. John, sorry for the late reply mate. Links are working fine from my end. I reckon it might have something to do with your smartphone, assuming you're using the phone!? Let me know.
Cheers
Dom
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