How to spot the leaking cylinder - old skool way

[dom14]

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

[dom14]

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

[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.

[dom14]

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.

[jsawrey]

Thanks for the video links mate good work

[Bigcol]

good Vid @dom14

now I feel old school - as thats how I was taught to diagnose a blown head gasket
hahahahahaha

[jay see]

I can't get the link to work.....

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[dom14]

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.

[Bigcol]

yeppers

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[dom14]

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