Hi guys, Im all new on this site and a New Syclone owner. I have always loved these trucks and I finally got a chance to buy one but now Im having some issues and was hoping that you guys could help me out. My radiator keeps going low after I refill it and I have a little bit of water in my overflow catch can. The weird thing is that the oil is clean with no milky substance and the truck doesnt ever smoke. I get a little puff of smoke for a split second when I step in to it hard and thats it. I know that it sounds like a blown headgasket but I was hoping that its just an intake gasket leak so that I dont have to pull the heads. How can I tell? I was told by a couple of guys to pressurise the system. One told me to pull all my plugs before doing this and another mechanic told me not to. Can anyone tell me the right way of doing it and what your thoughts might be about what kind of problem you think that is wrong with my truck? Thanks ahead of time for any and all help.
Help!!!!! Blown Headgasket?
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Re: Help!!!!! Blown Headgasket?
Theres a tool to check to see if there are any combustion gasses in your coolant
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1556&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
If there is then its a giveaway that its a head problem and not intake.
You might try doing a compression check too. One cylinder will show up a little lower if you have a head gasket leak. That might have been what the mechanic was saying who told you to remove all the spark plugs.
A cooling system pressure test will only tell you that you have a leak, not where it is. But it can save a headache if it turns out to be something external such as a radiator or hose. For those things it will help you locate it.
Theres a tool to check to see if there are any combustion gasses in your coolant
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1556&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
If there is then its a giveaway that its a head problem and not intake.
You might try doing a compression check too. One cylinder will show up a little lower if you have a head gasket leak. That might have been what the mechanic was saying who told you to remove all the spark plugs.
A cooling system pressure test will only tell you that you have a leak, not where it is. But it can save a headache if it turns out to be something external such as a radiator or hose. For those things it will help you locate it.
ViciousV6
400HP/550FTLB
Re: Help!!!!! Blown Headgasket?
Hey Buddy,
Congrats on owning a Syclone. You will have lots of fun!
Now the best way is (A) Pull all the plugs out, if anyone of them are wet(cause antifreeze will stay on plug keeping it wet, also will be fouling the plug thats wet)
Pressure tester is good too. Sometimes it may just be leaking enough but if your radiator is going low and there are no leaks, and no milky look to oil then its most likely a head gasket unless the water is evaporating away.
Compression test will tell you too because you will not maintain pressure in that cylinder.
Ralph
ViciousV6
1SYCLONE1 said:
Hey Buddy,
Congrats on owning a Syclone. You will have lots of fun!
Now the best way is (A) Pull all the plugs out, if anyone of them are wet(cause antifreeze will stay on plug keeping it wet, also will be fouling the plug thats wet)
Pressure tester is good too. Sometimes it may just be leaking enough but if your radiator is going low and there are no leaks, and no milky look to oil then its most likely a head gasket unless the water is evaporating away.
Compression test will tell you too because you will not maintain pressure in that cylinder.
Ralph
ViciousV6