Block test passed still burning coolant
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Block test passed still burning coolant
Alright, so my 99 318 half ton is burning coolant pretty bad. I figured a blown head gasket. So before I tore into it I put a block tester on it. After pumping the tester with the truck at idle for way longer than recommended the fluid stayed blue. So can a blown gasket still be the problem?
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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How would I test for a bad intake gasket?
That wud make sense tho. The coolant leaking down the valves? I wudnt have any exhaust gases in my coolant. When I start the truck after it sits for awhile I get a clowd of white smoke. So wud the coolant in the manifold be draining into the cylinders while it sits?
That wud make sense tho. The coolant leaking down the valves? I wudnt have any exhaust gases in my coolant. When I start the truck after it sits for awhile I get a clowd of white smoke. So wud the coolant in the manifold be draining into the cylinders while it sits?
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Coolant definitely runs through the manifold. That's where the thermostat sits.
It would have to be a pretty round about path to get to the chambers, but I imagine its possible. Never seen it, but possible.
No idea how to test your intake gaskets either. Afraid I won't be too much help here, but the other guys will be, I'm sure.
Try to get a compression test done soon. That's the beet check for what you're dealing with.
It would have to be a pretty round about path to get to the chambers, but I imagine its possible. Never seen it, but possible.
No idea how to test your intake gaskets either. Afraid I won't be too much help here, but the other guys will be, I'm sure.
Try to get a compression test done soon. That's the beet check for what you're dealing with.