Bad head gasket symptoms, Head gasget bad? Easy way to check- Chevy Uplander
This is an Easy way to check for bad head gasket(s).
This video shows Co2 gases entering a vehicles cooling system due to bad head gaskets.
This is what can happen when you do not change your vehicles Antifreeze every 2 years with composite head gaskets.
The other problem I have seen is that with steel layered head gaskets the cylinder head looses it seal to the engine block over time and starts leaking between the layers.
I have seen some vehicles with as low as 32,000 miles a lot of vehicle around 80-100,000.
Probable cause two different metals (aluminum heads on a steel engine block) and two different rates of expansion and contraction.
Some symptoms can be thermostat, misfire and 02 sensor codes, bubbles in cooling system, heating problems, oil slime in coolant tank and or radiator, low coolant levels, leaking, split or blown out radiators, leaking water pumps, intake gaskets leaking oil and or antifreeze, catalytic converters that are inefficient or clogged, oxygen sensors that quit working properly and spark plugs that are coolant fouled. If the problem has gone on for long period of time and the gasket(s) is deteriorated enough and the antifreeze is now entering the combustion chamber, then you might have other symptoms of white smoke out the Exhaust and antifreeze mixed in with your oil.
Dealers used to say Maintenance Free, Change your Antifreeze every 5 years or 150,000 miles. Now they say 30,000 miles, which for most of us is about 2 years. Huge difference.
Be mindful of these symptoms and remember to Find and fix the cause not just the symptom.
This video is of a 2007 Chevy Uplander, 3.9 Liter with 52,181 miles.
How to test for a bad head-gasket
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This is a review of a test procedure I have in my ebook. Section 1 "Universal Testing Methods" page 13. There are other ways to do this test. I am just showing the one I use the most when looking for a bad head gasket.
Headgasket Check
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Bubbles in Coolant
Just a short clip of the bubbles i'm getting in the coolant. engine has been warmed up and verified that thermostat and fan has been cycled a few times over the course of 2+hours of idling and raised rpm (~2,000rpm and higher to get fan to max)
Using a "super funnel" to ensure air does not get back in as coolant level raises and lowers from heating and change in engine rpm.
Engine Overheating? How To Troubleshoot and Diagnose Your Cooling System in 9 Easy Steps
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In this video, I explain how-to troubleshoot and diagnose an overheating engine in 9 simple steps. I show you how to tell if each system is working properly. This happens to be a cooling system from a Jeep Cherokee but the same rules apply across all makes and models including jeep, dodge, ford, chevy, toyota, and almost all others.
9 Steps:
1 - Clean Coolant?
2 - Radiator Debris?
3 - Leaks?
4 - Air Burp?
5 - Lower Radiator Hose Spring?
6 - Electric Fan?
7 - Thermostat?
8 - Water Pump?
9 - Fan Clutch?
Bad head gasket symptoms, Head gasget bad? Easy way to check- 200 Chevy 3.8L
This is an Easy way to check for bad head gasket(s) and or warped, possibly cracked heads.
This video shows Co gases (Exhaust gases) entering a vehicles cooling system. this is a simple anti spill funnel placed on your coolant tank and or radiator. simply fill with water and run your vehicle. sometimes it may take a few minutes and other time it will start to bubble right away. I have seen with steel layered head gaskets the cylinder head looses it seal to the engine block over time and starts leaking between the layers.
I have seen some vehicles with as low as 32,000 miles a lot of vehicles around 80-100,000.
Some symptoms can be thermostat codes, misfire codes and 02 sensor codes, bubbles in cooling system, heating problems, oil slime in coolant tank and or radiator, low coolant levels, leaking, split or blown out radiators, leaking water pumps, intake gaskets leaking oil and or antifreeze, catalytic converters that are inefficient or clogged, oxygen sensors that quit working properly and spark plugs that are coolant fouled. If the problem has gone on for long period of time and the gasket(s) is deteriorated enough and the antifreeze is now entering the combustion chamber, then you might have other symptoms of white smoke out the Exhaust and antifreeze mixed in with your oil.
Dealers used to say Maintenance Free, Change your Antifreeze every 5 years or 150,000 miles. Now they say 30,000 miles, which for most of us is about 2 years. Huge difference.
Be mindful of these symptoms and remember to Find and fix the cause not just the symptom.
A better way to drain coolant
All you need is a small length of rubber hose that fits over the radiatior drain and no more coolant everywhere "like the frame, engine, etc"
((Make sure the engine is cool before draining, or removing the radiator cap))
Flushed, replaced radiator cap, "Prestone" coolant/water mix,
Bad head gasket symptoms, Head gasket bad? Easy way to check- Honda Civic
Testing for bad head gasket, after funnel is full with water, run vehicle to get engine warmed up and thermostat opened. If the head is not sealing to the engine block C0 ( carbon monoxide) gas bubbles will rise to the top.
