[Roadsters] OT: Funnel head gasket leak test?

[Pat Horne]

Joe,

I've heard of looking for bubbles in the coolant, and I used it once to 
reject the purchase of a car. As to whether it is a real indicator of a 
blown head gasket or not, I do not know for sure. I assume the funnel is 
to get the water level up to where you can see the water surface, rather 
than being down in the top tank where it isn't as easy to see.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Joe Kinstle, On 2/12/2009 5:44 PM:
> Sorry for the off topic post here, but I thought some here may have heard
> about this test.  I'm selling my wife's car, and a potential buyer took it
> to their mechanic.  He put a funnel in the radiator, filled it half up with
> water and saw bubbles while the car was running, and thereby determined that
> the car has a bad head gasket.  I've never heard this one before.  The car
> runs great, and while it did blow a hose 2 years ago, it has shown no signs
> since then of any issues, no loss of coolant, no overheating.  Fact or
> fiction?  Not that it'd matter, but the car is a Mazda MX3 4cyl.  Thanks for
> any responses, please reply off list.
>
>  
>
> Joe Kinstle
>
> '68 2L
>
> BLK SRL
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