Blown head gasket
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Blown head gasket I have a tubo 370 with forged internals, that I don't drive as much and when I trailered the car out of town, the first time I cranked it, it was missing bad. I cut the car off and when I cranked it up again, I heard something that sounded like something came a loose in the engine like a clunking sound. I cut it off and when I cranked it again, it seems something g lodged itself in the bottom and the engine would not turn over again. I took the plugs off on the right side and I noticed water on the plugs. No water on plugs on the left side. I pulled the oil dipstick and no metal in oil but milkey. Any ideas, did I blow a head gasket and did not know it and the vapor lock caused something to come a loose inside the motor. Any ideas! I am so dissappointed, considering I have not driven the car as much and all the money I have in it. 
Probably did more than just a blown head gasket. It may have started there, but Once the engine locked up bad things happend rapidly.
If there was a little bit of water in cylinder, when it hit TDC it would hydraulic - since water is not compressable. That can break ring lands, bend rods, and bend cranks.
Start by pulling the heads and see what you've got.
If there was a little bit of water in cylinder, when it hit TDC it would hydraulic - since water is not compressable. That can break ring lands, bend rods, and bend cranks.
Start by pulling the heads and see what you've got.
