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Re: [TR] '74 TR6 over heating

To: TR <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] '74 TR6 over heating
From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:04:59 -0700
emanteno@comcast.net wrote:

> ...I have seen several TR6 head gasket failures where the exhaust 
> gases leaked into, pressurized and overheated the cooling system, with 
> no telltale white smoke out of the exhaust.


I know they can 'sniff' the air above the coolant to see if this is the 
case -- but I vaguely recall there was some homemade test that would do 
the same thing.  Anyone know of one.

Geo H



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