I have a question regarding head gaskets that I have been trying to find on these forums for the past few weeks with no luck.
My recently purchased '93 SC started leaking coolant last week. I looked for the leak (thought it was the water pump), but could not find the source. I took it into the shop and the mechanic says it is the head gasket. All of the searches I have done on these forums do not mention leaking coolant as a symptom of a head gasket failure. Given the quote, $1600 including machining the heads and having them pressure checked for cracks, I want to make sure the symptom matches the problem.
When the mechanic gave me the quote I asked him why I didn't see the typical symptoms, such as white smoke at the exhaust or bubbles in the resevoir. He said it was because the gasket leak is on the lower section so the coolant is leaking out, not in.
Any help would be appreciated.
My recently purchased '93 SC started leaking coolant last week. I looked for the leak (thought it was the water pump), but could not find the source. I took it into the shop and the mechanic says it is the head gasket. All of the searches I have done on these forums do not mention leaking coolant as a symptom of a head gasket failure. Given the quote, $1600 including machining the heads and having them pressure checked for cracks, I want to make sure the symptom matches the problem.
When the mechanic gave me the quote I asked him why I didn't see the typical symptoms, such as white smoke at the exhaust or bubbles in the resevoir. He said it was because the gasket leak is on the lower section so the coolant is leaking out, not in.
Any help would be appreciated.