Well my mechanic was too busy to check to see if my car has a blown head gasket, so he gave me a tool to check on my own, and my being the aspiring do-it-your-selfer I am, I was up to the challenge. As most of you know I have been having bad timing problems, and I just wanted to rule out, or in, the possibility of a blown head gasket.
The other day it was warmer than it has been outside, and my car was pinging really bad. I did a couple WOT runs, and noticed white puffs of smoke out the back of the car. Well I checked the obvious, and the oil was not milkey. I did have a low antifreeze problem, and I ran some stop-leak through the rad. and it seemed to clear it up. I also leak/burn a lot of oil between changes (3000 miles)
So back to the story, I've been out in the garage with this tool. it is a 1' long hose. One end has threads to go in the spark plug hole, one end has a quick coupling for an air hose. You screw it into where the spark plug would go, and put about 100 lbs of pressure on the hose. You're suppost to watch the rad. fluid with the cap off, and if you see bubbles, then thats a for sure sign that you've got a blown head gasket. Well so car I've checked the whole drivers side, and 2/4 were fine, the other 2 would not hold pressure. I didnt see bubbles in the rad, but i could hear the air leaking out somewhere inside the engine. Could it be that maybe my rings are bad. Keep in mind that all the plulgs i pulled look pretty good, I can post a pic if neseccary, but I didnt think it was because they look fine.
So I'm not real sure what i'm asking, but any input will help.
The other day it was warmer than it has been outside, and my car was pinging really bad. I did a couple WOT runs, and noticed white puffs of smoke out the back of the car. Well I checked the obvious, and the oil was not milkey. I did have a low antifreeze problem, and I ran some stop-leak through the rad. and it seemed to clear it up. I also leak/burn a lot of oil between changes (3000 miles)
So back to the story, I've been out in the garage with this tool. it is a 1' long hose. One end has threads to go in the spark plug hole, one end has a quick coupling for an air hose. You screw it into where the spark plug would go, and put about 100 lbs of pressure on the hose. You're suppost to watch the rad. fluid with the cap off, and if you see bubbles, then thats a for sure sign that you've got a blown head gasket. Well so car I've checked the whole drivers side, and 2/4 were fine, the other 2 would not hold pressure. I didnt see bubbles in the rad, but i could hear the air leaking out somewhere inside the engine. Could it be that maybe my rings are bad. Keep in mind that all the plulgs i pulled look pretty good, I can post a pic if neseccary, but I didnt think it was because they look fine.
So I'm not real sure what i'm asking, but any input will help.