Just curious, John. What would you do if you found, say, that #1 cylinder was the leaker? It would be prudent, in that you'd be so close anyway, to replace the bad head (assuming one is bad and it's not just a leaky metal gasket) and reseal the other. When I had a bad head, the one with the leaky crack between the valve seats wouldn't come up to pressure nor would it hold pressure when doing a compression test. After removal I still took the heads to a machine shop for a pressure test to be sure that a head was bad and not just a failed gasket. It cost me $35.00 per head. Mike
John Mosley wrote: > What is the best way to find out which cylinder is leaking exhaust into the > coolant system? > thanks > jack 91 GL > 84 wolfsburg > |
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