Fred,
This is not necessarily true as there is always moisture
created during normal combustion especially when the engine is cold
so I would not use this as a test for a blown head gasket.
Bob
At 12:57 PM 6/21/97 -0500, you wrote:
>You can see one sign of a leaking head gasket by holding
>the palm of your hand at the end of the exhaust pipe while
>the engine is idling.Water drops forming on your hand mean the
>gasket is leaking coolant into at least one combustion chamber.
>
>If you have an old ID plate, or a photograph of one or a copy
>run on a copying machine, any shop that makes silk screens
>(see your yellow pages) can duplicate the printing. You might
>have to supply a metal plate of the appropriate size, but
>ask the shop first. Many silk screeners will screen on almost any
>material and may have metal plates in stock.
>
>Fred Levit
>fle426(at)nwu.edu
>
>
>Fred Levit
>fle426(at)nwu.edu
>
>
>
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The Man of Many Sunbeams - All "Proper" Talbot Types 1953-1954
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