A head gasket failure is always bad news. A blown head gasket means the gasket may be leaking coolant into the crankcase (which can ruin the bearings), or that the gasket is leaking compression (which causes misfire and a loss of power and fuel economy). If the head gasket is leaking c...
Blown head gasket.A blown head gasket could also be a significant cause of overheating. They are made from steel and expand slowly. However, if made from aluminum, they can easily do the opposite under high temperatures and cause total engine failure, forcing you to go for a replacement. ...
A blown engine head gasket is one of the reasons that your car may refuse to go in reverse This cause is probable when almost everything looks fine in the transmission system yet the car won’t go in reverse. In such cases, there is always afaulty engine gasketthat stops the gears in ...
Coolant can get into your engine's combustion chambers one of two ways — through a blown head gasket or a crack in the engine (either in the block or the cylinder head). As you can imagine, a crack in your engine is a catastrophic failure, although there are (expensive) ways to fix...
Vacuum leak caused by a bad intake or carb gasket - spray carb cleaner around the carb mounting points & see if the engine speed changes - if so, you found the problem area. Could be a blown head gasket too - check for low compression. Cleaning the bowl nut on this one WONT HELP si...
If the pedal goes down slightly, operation is normal. 1. ADJUST LENGTH OF BOOSTER PUSH ROD (a) Install the gasket on the master cylinder. (b) Set the SST on the gasket, and lower the pin until its tip slightly touches the piston. SST 09737–00010 (c) Turn the SST upside down, ...
The email exchange in question today bore all the marks of a particularly bad customer service experience waiting to happen. Anyone that’s had even the smallest amount of customer service training in their lifetime will recognize this customer as one who’s already blown his gasket and is look...
For several reasons, it is my theory that an AR-15 pistol is the better personal defense and road travel firearm to have stowed in your vehicle.