How To Tell If Your Head Gasket Is Blown (1 Viewer)
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Never seen that test before! Pretty cool method that seems to make sense.
funny that he uses an 80 series...
where can one get those kits?
where can one get those kits?
I'm afraid to get one and see what the test shows
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Yep it's been around for a while, common in the Supra world. Napa sells it also and it works great. Very rare to have a false positive. Last time I bought one from Napa it was around $50.
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I think I would be too scared to try it as well!!!
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Anyone used one of these???
That's what I was thinking; a club could buy it, for example...
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It is not the same but it is used to perform the same test. The one in the video has 2 tubes, and this one has one tube.
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Pretty cool test Jackson. It may confirm a failure but may not rule one out. I believe it would only work with the tstat open, meaning it probably would have missed mine. It also would not detect a failure between the oil and coolant ports. It should pick up a firing ring failure, which is one of the hardest to detect. It wouldn't be a bad tool to have around.
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I have one, locals are welcome to use it.
I also have one in Northern Virginia. Been using it for about 2 years now... I use it every few months just to make sure as I have a number of vehicles with known head gasket issues (BMWs and SAABs have issues too).
If you are in Northern VA, let me know and we can test your car. I hhave a ton if the liquid left.. there's enough to test maybe 30 cars? and I think its cheap to replace the stuff too.
Bill
If you are in Northern VA, let me know and we can test your car. I hhave a ton if the liquid left.. there's enough to test maybe 30 cars? and I think its cheap to replace the stuff too.
Bill
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A friend used it and have no complaints.
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sounds cool, but I hope Scotty isn't planning on using that that 4 cylinder gasket on that 80 series!! John
Yep there are tons of uses in one kit. It isn't a one shot deal. Good idea for a club to do a group purchase.
I've been wrestling with concern for my HG as I occasionally have a small amount of water in my oil on cold days, no other HG signs, would this kit help? Also would you have to get the engine up to temp so the tstat is open to make this work or would the residual gases in the system (if they exist) give you a posiitve even if the coolant is not circulating thru the entire system?
Cheers Peter
Cheers Peter
How about a Blackstone oil report for $20 would that not be the easiest way?
