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What causes a head gasket to blow also when buying an older car how would you check to see if the head gasket could cause a problem in the near future?
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∙ 15y ago
Don't know exactly what makes a head gasket blow, but a simple quick test. with engine hot remove dipstick and drop a bit of oil on hot manifold or other hot part of engine, oil will smoke and water will sizzle. Signs of water/antifreeze in oil is an indication that head gasket is leaking
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