[TR] Have I blown a gasket?

[Geo Hahn]

OTOH -- I didn't hang my hat on "...Found that plugs #1 and #2  were
fouled, especially #2, which had an oil  drip on its tip.".

I'm sure you saw a drop of something, but you also said " I do  have to top
off the radiator more than would seem usual, with no leakage
apparent.".

Coolant dripping off a badly sooted plug can look something like dirty oil.

I think there is a fair chance you have a simple blown headgasket getting
coolant into that cylinder.  Have you smelled the exhaust?  Such a coolant
leak may present itself as a sweet smell at the tailpipe (can make you
hungry for pancakes).

Tine will tell but there is a chance that it is something straight forward
and easily repaired.

Geo


On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Lee&John Howard <leejohn7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Holy smokes - broken piston or rings? this engine is virtually new! If so,
> I have only yours truly to blame.
> I'll do the leak-down, just to confirm that its a cylinder issue, then
> check the valve train, then remove the head and examine the gasket. If it
> is blown, can I stop there, or should I drop the pan and inspect the
> pistons?
>
> John
>
>
> On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > ---- Lee&John Howard <leejohn7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello list:
> > >
> > > Following a club run last weekend, I did some basic testing on the TR4.
> > > Found that plugs #1 and #2  were fouled, especially #2, which had an
> oil
> > > drip on its tip.
> >
> > That seems fairly damning to me.  I think you've got worse than a blown
> > head gasket.  Unless you've added a direct oil feed to the rocker shaft,
> I
> > think you're going to find a broken piston or maybe just broken rings.
> >
> > Randall
>
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