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Old 09-22-2009, 08:27 PM
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If there are combustion gasses (hydrocarbons) in your coolant, it can only come from a head gasket or cracked head in most cases. Rarely a cracked block in a cylinder wall.
Yes, a leakdown test is needed.
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