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Subject:Re: Test for Bad Head Gasket....Please advise.
From:kevin obrien
Date:Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:52:12 -0700

Man....I'm feeling like it's my day in The
Barrel...and Saddams' Army just showed up for a
turn....sand and all. :(

--- mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Bad news, that sounds like the correct diagnosis.
>
> Mark
>
> kevin obrien wrote:
> >
> > Hello All:
> >
> > Anyone following my threads about my 1990 Carat
> > overheating uphill knows I've been trying to
> figure
> > this out for awhile. I took her to a guy this
> morning
> > that said he had a simple test...he removed the
> > Expansion Tank cap...pulled the coil off the rotor
> and
> > had his assistant turn the engine over.  Bubbles
> could
> > be seen in the Expansion Tank as the engine
> cranked.
> > He says that's a sure sign...bad Head Gaskets or
> > cracked head.
> >
> > Is he correct? Any and all input appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > kevindobrien@yahoo.com
> >
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