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Subject:cracked head
From:Greenamyer, William L
Date:Mon, 18 Nov 2002 06:20:01 -0800

Well I have confirmed it.  I definately have a driver side cracked head.
Checked the head nut.  Apparently the prior rebuilder didn't bother to use
sealent either.  Tryed some stuff called Permatex Aviation.  Seems to work
nicely and torques smoothly.  Then ran the engine on the street to warm it
up and get some pressure in the system.  Used a stethoscope to find the
actual point of the leak and then confirmed the exact spot by revving the
engine and actually seeing the leak.  The air path was in fact throwing the
coolent all over the electronics on the engine compartment wall.  Need to
check some other stuff out now and decide on just replacing the head or
heads or doing a rebuild.  Engine has about 80K on it.  Actual head gaskets
are fine but based on no sealent under the head nut, I am wondering what
else might be wrong.  Have a small oil leak on top of the engine.  Could be
no sealent was used on the half body either.

William

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