They are pieces of metal, rubber, or cork that are used to seal two parts together.
There are many gaskets on any car engine. If you are asking about head gaskets, they are between the cylinder head(s) and the engine block. The cylinder head is under the valve cover. --------------
Water is in your engine. Check intake and head gaskets.
yes, but what kind of gaskets are you talking about?
Only insofar as they're almost impossible to do with the engine in the car. If the engine is out, they're no worse than any other V8.
Located between the heads and the engine block.
if the miles on the engine aren't too high, then just replace the head gaskets. if the whole engine is tired go ahead and swap out the motor. its a lot cheaper to do the gaskets then to buy a new motor.
Head gaskets are supposed to last the life of the engine. There is no "care" specific to head gaskets.
Until the engine self destructs and locks up. You do not drive a car with a leaking head gasket unless you want to destroy the engine. STOP running this engine until it can be repaired.
The year, engine size and if it is the intake manifold or an exhaust manifold gaskets would help.
Because one of the gaskets failed. You need to fix it as soon as possible by yourself or visit your mechanic.
No, impossible. the head gasket cannot be affected by a pothole unless the engine fell out and the rest of the car drove over it.
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