

| Subject: | DIY head gaskets & heads |
| From: | Blake Thornton |
| Date: | Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:56:49 -0700 |
Well damn it! While pulling my bike out of the house to ride up to school today, I noticed a puddle under the engine of my van. Knelt down and felt it and it looked and felt like my antifreeze (brownish, oily). I guess I've had this coming having not flushed my cooling system for several years. Maybe I had it coming anyhow. So, I know this comes up a lot, but I still have some specific questions about this mess. And, of course, I still need to make sure the leak is from the heads. So here are my questions, especially for those of you who have done this yourself: 1- How can I find out where the leak is coming from? Can I Pressurize the system and look for some cooland leaking out? 2- How many hours have others spent putting gaskets on both heads? 3- What special tools would I need? 4- Quite a while back, I saw a write up on putting this stuff back together. Does anyone have such a description or such a link? 5- And any of you started this process yourself and then regretted it? I am not the most experienced mechanic, but I've heard some of you have done this with little experience too. Could be a good learning experience. Thanks, and I'm sure I'll be asking more questions along these lines as I discover what the problems are. blake SLC Utah
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