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<DIV>A quick way to determine a head gasket issue is to check the plugs. More
often than not the plug in the cylinder that’s leaking will be very clean and
almost white insulator when compared to the others.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ahwahneetr@gmail.com>Geo
Hahn</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 6, 2018 7:27 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=erkanhassan@yahoo.com>erkanhassan@yahoo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=triumphs@autox.team.net>Triumphs</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TR] Overheating Project</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Fan replacement is just a matter of the 4 bolts - though there may
be a pair of locking tabs to undo depending on who has been there before and
what they did.
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<DIV>Certainly opening the petcock (or removing it entirely) should be part of
any flush. You may find it is clogged in which case fiddling in there with
a bamboo skewer, stiff wire or even a drill may loosen things up. As for
where the water will come out if you put it into the heater hose connection -
pretty much everywhere.</DIV>
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<DIV>Have you assessed the condition of the timing chain and determined it &
the sprockets are worn?</DIV>
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<DIV>But what caught my eye was this statement...</DIV>
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<DIV>The question is where did the fluid go? If there was no obvious
leaking or white smoke then there may be a failed head gasket letting coolant
into the cylinders and out the exhaust. A leak significant to show as
coolant loss and overheating would not necessary have any visible traces in the
exhaust. One advantage of have antifreeze is that such a leak may be
smelled more easily than it is seen.</DIV>
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<DIV>But I am not sure there is much you can do to test that possiblity (short
of head removal) at this point in disassembly.</DIV>
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<DIV>Geo</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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