Driving with bad head gasket
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Driving with bad head gasket
What are the effects to the motor driving around with a bad headgasket? My D15b I just swapped in has a bad headgasket since I'm losing coolant by burning it. I'm blowing white clouds of smoke out the rear tailpipe. Also to confirm this, my plugs' tips have a green coloring to them. Compression on each cylinder is about 180 psi.
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Re: Driving with bad head gasket (tuck'd98)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tuck’d98 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why dont you just fix it not costly, pretty simple instead of potentially doing more damage</TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree. You could cost yourself alot more $$ in the longrun (new engine).
I figure maybe about (from personal experience):
- $45 for the new head gasket
- $90-$100 for new head bolts ($9-$10 ea, and there are 10 of them. It is not recommended to reuse the head bolts but if you have to, then understandable, but stock ones stretch so you can't torque it down correctly).
- And then maybe around $40 for head resurfacing (to ensure you don't blow another head gasket).
Think about it. Another engine will be much more costly.
I agree. You could cost yourself alot more $$ in the longrun (new engine).
I figure maybe about (from personal experience):
- $45 for the new head gasket
- $90-$100 for new head bolts ($9-$10 ea, and there are 10 of them. It is not recommended to reuse the head bolts but if you have to, then understandable, but stock ones stretch so you can't torque it down correctly).
- And then maybe around $40 for head resurfacing (to ensure you don't blow another head gasket).
Think about it. Another engine will be much more costly.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Average Al »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wreck the lubracation properties of oil by mixing with coolant.
probably wash out cylinders of oil with the coolant like fuel does.
other than that no big deal</TD></TR></TABLE>
Haha you make it sound like it's no big deal, but of course all of us know that it will just mean another engine if he lets it go very far...
probably wash out cylinders of oil with the coolant like fuel does.
other than that no big deal</TD></TR></TABLE>
Haha you make it sound like it's no big deal, but of course all of us know that it will just mean another engine if he lets it go very far...
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Reason I asked was because the history of the motor is unknown and I don't know how long the previous owner drove around like that.
what's the normal compression reading for these motors? Is 180 psi low?
what's the normal compression reading for these motors? Is 180 psi low?
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Re: (Cuong-nutz)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cuong-nutz »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Reason I asked was because the history of the motor is unknown and I don't know how long the previous owner drove around like that.
what's the normal compression reading for these motors? Is 180 psi low?</TD></TR></TABLE>
180 is not that bad for a stock D-Series...
what's the normal compression reading for these motors? Is 180 psi low?</TD></TR></TABLE>
180 is not that bad for a stock D-Series...
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