----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 =
8:02
PM
Subject: Re: Uh-oh, cooling =
system way
pressurized
Thanks to all who have =
responded. At
Ken's suggestion, today I removed the expansion tank cap to have a =
look and
attempt a pressure test. Before I got to a test, out of =
curiousity,
I sniffed it for exhaust smell. Three guesses what I smelled
and the first two don't count. I do wonder though, =
when the
engine is running, if cylinder pressure is pushing exhaust into the =
coolant
through some failure, wouldn't one expect that cooling system =
pressure
would then force coolant into the cylinder when the engine is stopped =
and
cooling? If this was happening wouldn't the engine miss or =
stumble some
on the next startup? Ours doesn't, it starts and idles =
cleanly. Oh
well. Looks like my fate is kinda sealed. Now, any ideas =
how I
tell which head is leaking into the coolant? As I said in my =
first post
on this thread, the engine was a purchased rebuild (Fast German Auto) =
about
20k ago. Shouldn't be a need to pull both heads if only one =
has a
problem. I know that the list has beat the head gasket =
issue 'til
it's screaming for mercy, but I still don't understand why the wbx has =
so many
head related problems. Would a failure like this be
corrosion? I've been using the orange stuff...
Gary