So, I came to terms with the fact that I had a bad head gasket and tore into it today. I have a few questions. Please answer any/all.
First question, the 3rd piston in cylinder was clean on top (see picture link). Does that mean it was definitely coming in contact with coolant?
http://img702.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2008/03/10/tire-49s8vtt2x.jpeg
Second question, the gasket looked perfectly fine. Would I be able to visually see if it were bad? If it wasn't bad, how would I check for cracks in block or head?
Third question, the whole reason this happened was that my heater valve broke. I'm upgrading to a 3 row open radiator and I need a new valve. Can anyone recommend a good place to get one and do I need a special one for the open system?
Last question, can the pressure bottle be used as an overflow bottle for the open radiator and if so, how?
Thanks for any help!
First question, the 3rd piston in cylinder was clean on top (see picture link). Does that mean it was definitely coming in contact with coolant?
http://img702.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2008/03/10/tire-49s8vtt2x.jpeg
Second question, the gasket looked perfectly fine. Would I be able to visually see if it were bad? If it wasn't bad, how would I check for cracks in block or head?
Third question, the whole reason this happened was that my heater valve broke. I'm upgrading to a 3 row open radiator and I need a new valve. Can anyone recommend a good place to get one and do I need a special one for the open system?
Last question, can the pressure bottle be used as an overflow bottle for the open radiator and if so, how?
Thanks for any help!
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