How do you know when the head gasket is blown on a Lincoln ls 2000?

Answer 1

What makes you think the head gasket is the problem? The problem could also

be or exclusively be a cracked block - worst case. Symptoms could be similar in

both cases. The symptoms you may be seeing are: 1) engine seems to have a miss - maybe barely noticeable to very noticeable; 2) the exhaust may have a

whitish stream character to it that smells like anti-freeze, this may or may not

be strong in nature depending on the severity of the flaw; 3) you may see

anti-freeze in the motor oil when you check it, also the oil level may be increas-

ing instead of decreasing; 4) the engine power may not not be at 100%; 5) you may detect the odor of anti-freeze in the engine compartment especially when

you open the hood after it has been running or during operation when check-

ing the transmission; 6) as you are consuming anti-freeze you may be having

to keep adding anti-freeze to the coolant reservoir more often; 7) depending on

the nature of the flaw, you maybe seeing spots of anti-freeze in unusual places

where you've parked - your vehicle by rights should have no leaks of any kind

of any sort of fluid; if you use the heater for anything, this won't be up to par

either - not as effective if it works at all. Hopefully this is helpful. I've had a wee

bit of experience with this sort of thing, from cracked block to the head gasket

thing to a cracked head. The symptoms above all apply. A cracked block means

a new engine. A cracked head, depending on who does your work could be

just a new head or the recommendation of buying a new car that could be the tale of the cracked block as well. A blown head gasket is a bit of work and may

not be a cheap fix, not that the job is hard, it's getting to it - a lot of unrelated

items must be removed before the actual job can start.