[Mgs] Coolant Mystery

Chad mgb72 at airmail.net
Sun Apr 25 15:47:16 MDT 2010


The pressure test on the coolant system would be more indicative.  If there
were a compression problem the car would not run well, and poor running was
not mentioned.

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Eugene Balinski
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 2:00 PM
To: Malcolm Jeffcock; Richard Ewald
Cc: timfboston at aol.com; mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Coolant Mystery

A compression check may help to indicate if the head is
cracked. It did with mine.  

Gene
80 B


On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 07:38:18 -0300
 Malcolm Jeffcock <msjeffcock at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> Excellent point...I wasn't thinking with a clear image in
> my mind of its location! The only coolant above the
> gasket is in the head if its coming out there are no
> designed "exit points" therefore a crack is the likely
> suspect..
> 
> malcolm
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Richard Ewald 
>   To: Malcolm Jeffcock 
>   Cc: timfboston at aol.com ; mgs at autox.team.net 
>   Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:31 AM
>   Subject: Re: [Mgs] Coolant Mystery
> 
> 
>   It's worse than that.  Think about it, the spark plug
> recess is ABOVE the head gasket.  
>   So unless you are having some type of gravity storm,
> your choices are:
>   1. Leaky heater feed
>   2. Cracked head.
> 
>   It would be worth a few bucks to take the car to a shop
> and have the cooling system pressure tested.  This will
> give you the correct answer.
>   Rick
> 
> 
>   On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Malcolm Jeffcock
> <msjeffcock at eastlink.ca> wrote:
> 
>     Hopefully it is coming from the heater feed that
> comes out of the side of the head in that
> area...otherwise it would have to be a gasket leak!
> 
>     Malcolm
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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