RE: Head Gasket?

Richard Atherton (a-richat(at)MICROSOFT.com)
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 00:26:51 -0700

A real simple check to see if there is water in the oil. When the engine is cold, open up the valve cover breather cap, and check the bottom of the cap. If there is some light brownish frothy foam, then you more than likely have a water leak into the block, and probably from the head gasket. My old 65 did that until I changed the head gasket, and had the head milled after I rebuilt it. If the cap is clean with just oil on it, then you don't have a water leak into the block!

Rich

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>From: EJMW(at)aol.com[SMTP:EJMW(at)aol.com]
>Sent: Sunday, June 16, 1996 4:32 PM
>To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
>Subject: Head Gasket?
>
>Even when cold my cooling system leaks due to what I would imaging is
>excessive pressure created by the blow by of compression gases.
>
>The headgasket is new and I think I installed correctly, maybe not.
>
>the head was also recently rebuilt and I think is ok.
>I also lose power on exceleration due to what imagine is a loss of
>compression?
>
>Any Ideas?????
>
>thanks
>
>Eric
>
>'62 ser II
>'81 Lancia Zagato (still for sale)
>