Well this test worked well when I had my Alpine. It was blowing
plenty of moistrure out the back plus the REAL tell tail sign was the
light carmel colored foam slime on the inside of the oil filler tube
(Top of valve cover) and underneath the cap, and plugging the vapor
serperator between the tube and the Carb (on series IV).
My head was warped (no funny comments !!), and the gasket was
shot in three different places. Retorquing the head only slowed it
down. SO I replaced the gasket had the head milled, and did a valve
job. It ran great then. Right up till it melted a piston due to too
much presure and blowby for the old rings to take...
Rich
> ----------
> From: Bob Hamilton[SMTP:hamilton(at)cast.navnet.net]
> Reply To: Bob Hamilton
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 1997 1:56 PM
> To: Fred Levit
> Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: blown head gasket, silk screening
>
> 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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