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Old 06-11-2018, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Diseasel300 View Post

Most of the 14 head failures don't leak coolant. They leak combustion gas into the coolant jacket and pressurize it causing overheating. The typical telltale sign is cracks between the valve seats when the head is pulled. One is bad enough, having 3 of the 6 cracked suggests that engine had a rough life or the casting in question is particularly weak.
When a head is cracked, it means breached passage. Water will go to chamber, gas wiil go to coolant. It is just a matter of how much. I think we agree to disagree. Just leave it at that.
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