[TR] blown headgasket without milky coolant or oil?

[Wbeech]

You know you're going to have to pull the head, 45min, let us know what you
find.

Sure hope it is only the head gasket. Presumably when they magnafluxed the
head it was checked for true at the same time.

Bill

Sent from mobile Bill

On Dec 3, 2011, at 4:04 PM, Jeremiah Curry <jeremiah at curryclan.net> wrote:

> Someone else mentioned that if it is the headgasket I should see bubbles in
the radiator with the cap off.  Would that be true for the type of problem
Bill mentioned?  I don't, but i didn't let the motor get hot enough to open
the themostat.
>
> i am hoping it isn't the head.  I had it magnafluxed about 700 miles ago,
they found cracks and welded them before rebuilding it
>
> Jeremiah
> From: Joe Curry
> Sent: 12/3/2011 12:21 PM
> To: 'Wbeech'; 'Jeremiah Curry'
> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [TR] blown headgasket without milky coolant or oil?
>
> Could also be a cracked head.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wbeech
> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 12:06 PM
> To: Jeremiah Curry
> Cc: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [TR] blown headgasket without milky coolant or oil?
>
> Sure is, sounds like the break is just allowing coolant to be sucked into
> the
> combustion chamber. DTDT.
>
> Sent from mobile Bill
>
> On Dec 3, 2011, at 12:34 PM, "Jeremiah Curry" <jeremiah at curryclan.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Howdy all,
> >
> >
> >
> > I while back I had some card trouble on a long drive to my new house.
The
> > consensus was the my headgasket was blown.  Usual symptons: overhating,
> > white smoke, steam or smoke coming from valve cover vent, etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > I had to park it while I got moved in and the other day I decided to take
> a
> > look at it, I drove it around the block and then looked at the oil and
> > coolant.  I expected both to be cloudy, but they aren't.  The oil is
dark,
> > but not cloudy and the coolant looks clear.  Is it possible to have a
> blown
> > headgasked and not have those symptoms?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeremiah
> >
> >
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