Dave12
New Member
Well I finally got the heads on my engine pulled. I just got off the phone with the mechanic and this is what he tells me.
-No visible signs of cracking on the heads.
-No signs of washing on the tops of the cylinders, no signs of coolant getting through anywhere from the head.
-Head gaskets look good, no signs of tearing.
-Lots of goop/sludge under both valve covers and all through the valve train (I tasted this goop through the CDR hole on the passenger's side cover and it was sweet tasting).
-Oil analysis was done when I first started loosing coolant and it came back saying there was excessive amounts of gycol in the oil.
The mechanic is going to send the heads out to be magnafluxed. He wants to rule out the heads as the problem. If the heads come back good he figures the block is cracked somewhere. He said he couldn't see any obvious signs of cracking in any of the cylinders.
Does this sound reasonable? Can anyone give me the tell tale signs of what one would see when dealing with a cracked head vs. a cracked block?
Thanks,
Dave
-No visible signs of cracking on the heads.
-No signs of washing on the tops of the cylinders, no signs of coolant getting through anywhere from the head.
-Head gaskets look good, no signs of tearing.
-Lots of goop/sludge under both valve covers and all through the valve train (I tasted this goop through the CDR hole on the passenger's side cover and it was sweet tasting).
-Oil analysis was done when I first started loosing coolant and it came back saying there was excessive amounts of gycol in the oil.
The mechanic is going to send the heads out to be magnafluxed. He wants to rule out the heads as the problem. If the heads come back good he figures the block is cracked somewhere. He said he couldn't see any obvious signs of cracking in any of the cylinders.
Does this sound reasonable? Can anyone give me the tell tale signs of what one would see when dealing with a cracked head vs. a cracked block?
Thanks,
Dave