[urq] Cylinder Head Q

[DGraber460 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/27/2005 9:50:59 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
andrew.sb at gmail.com writes:

I found  that my car has been burning a little coolant after my little
overheating  incident...not sure if I blew a gasket or warped the head,
but I'm going to  make plans to pull the head sometime in the near
future.

Any  suggestions on how to tell what is wrong?  I figure the head
gasket  may be fairly obvious (damage, crack, pieces missing) but if
it's a warp,  how will i know?  Any good websites on the process, or
tips for  planning it?

Thanks (yet) again,
-Andrew


If you have a compression gauge, test all cylinders. If you don't, I have  
one I can lend/send to you. If the gasket is blown or the head warped it will  
show up as a weak cylinder (or 2). Then the teardown will verify, and the  
corrective measures will be more defined.

 
Dennis
Denver