

| Subject: | Re: Leaky Head Nut? |
| From: | Rachel Cogent |
| Date: | Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:41:46 -0600 |
Do you mean the gasoline engine does not have a head gasket but rather rubber seals to hold in combustion? I guess I am way too ignorant about this engine, but I thought all engines need a head gasket. Entity Walter E Stephens spoke thus: >> It is not your nut that is leaking but the head gasket. No pressure should >> be coming up through the head bolt holes. > > What gasket do you refer to when you say head gasket? The aluminum head > sealing rings are not the problem. The cylinder bores are still dry. The > formed rubber gasket is at least 1/2 inch from the problem area, and was > just replaced. The coolant is definetly coming out from under the #3 > cylinder upper rear nut. I can watch the coolant drip out, at about 2 > oz/min with no pressure on the cooling system other than 2-4 inches of head > at most from the expansion tank cap open and the engine not runing. It > amazes me that it can leak so much and I can not find the reason.
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