Hi Zoltan There is no "problem" with your bus. Steam and water from the exhaust are nothing to worry about. Water is a natural byproduct of combustion. Gasoline (or diesel) combined with oxygen gives CO2 + H2O. Happy trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia http://www.busesofthecorn.com
On 31-Dec-05, at 6:05 PM, Zoltan wrote: > Hi guys, > The other day I spoke to a respectable source and was told that the > original OEM heads are practically useless, because they crack when > installed again more often than not and thus effectively makes one > to avoid them for reuse. They reached their life span and now they > have material fatigue. AMC is the way to go, I was told. > I was wondering if my little bubbles or the steam out of the > exhaust is not caused by the badly sealing cylinder gasket and a > retightening would just fix it. > Now, as a discussion, I am throwing this into the fire here and > would like to know what the other knowledgables would say of this > problem. > I was also thinking if I would be able to fix the surface where the > gasket goes, by remachining it and this way fixing the suspected leak. > Please write down your thoughts on this if you have any. > Regards and Happy New Year for all from Zoltan > > |
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