Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Test for a Leaking Head Gasket


Trouble shooting coolant loss includes running the engine until warm with the radiator cap off and looking for bubbles which would indicate a head gasket leak.  Bubbles will be quite noticeable—almost as if the fluid had soap in it.  I guess anti-freeze is a surfactant.

John Niccolls, Knock Off #66


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