Head gaskets inverted; what it will do??
07-02-2009, 04:22 PM
#1
Head gaskets inverted; what it will do?? ok, its a crazy question, but we think that the head gaskets could have been inverted on my friend's 331ci 5.0l based fox...
The engine is running hot(as high as 3/4 the gage;220-240+-), when he went WOT a small coolant hose blew. Later back home, a big one blew!!..
I know its not an LS1, but I know some stang owners and LS1tech members are full of knowledge!!
any input would be nice.
One shop is saying that the gaskets were inverted and the guy who did the install is saying its not...
Head gaskets were brand new.
The pushrods are brown-colored now too!!
any idead what it is??
The engine is running hot(as high as 3/4 the gage;220-240+-), when he went WOT a small coolant hose blew. Later back home, a big one blew!!..
I know its not an LS1, but I know some stang owners and LS1tech members are full of knowledge!!
any input would be nice.
One shop is saying that the gaskets were inverted and the guy who did the install is saying its not...
Head gaskets were brand new.
The pushrods are brown-colored now too!!
any idead what it is??
07-02-2009, 05:08 PM
#2
Number one... Tell your friend to stop driving the car. Your really risking serious damage. Number two... Pull the heads and check for the coolant passages lining up. Passages on the head must line up with the passages in the block.
Sounds like flow may be restricted or outright blocked. There's a few threads on here that had the same problem. The answer was either defected or wrong head gaskets blocking coolant. Good Luck.
Sounds like flow may be restricted or outright blocked. There's a few threads on here that had the same problem. The answer was either defected or wrong head gaskets blocking coolant. Good Luck.
07-02-2009, 05:45 PM
#3
thanks man. the car is parked and was sent to someone( I should really work for my friends as a mechanic!!) so the car is parked, but it was driven for a good 200miles this way(had to get back home..so babied all the way but still stupid)!!
We couldnt see the gaskets before they were removed
...too bad
But with the passages blocked, that would create a sucking effect that could cause the hose to implode right?
We couldnt see the gaskets before they were removed
...too badBut with the passages blocked, that would create a sucking effect that could cause the hose to implode right?
07-03-2009, 12:03 AM
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thanks man. the car is parked and was sent to someone( I should really work for my friends as a mechanic!!) so the car is parked, but it was driven for a good 200miles this way(had to get back home..so babied all the way but still stupid)!!
We couldnt see the gaskets before they were removed...too bad
But with the passages blocked, that would create a sucking effect that could cause the hose to implode right?
We couldnt see the gaskets before they were removed
...too badBut with the passages blocked, that would create a sucking effect that could cause the hose to implode right?
07-03-2009, 11:47 AM
#7
It appears that the friend admitted to another mechanic that he did inverted one gasket but he doesnt want to admit it to the car's owner...the guys are friend and the owner dont care about him making mistakes(**** happens), he just wants to know what happenned!
