Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 AT 1:17 AM
SHERRYBONDWEBB
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- 1996 FORD MUSTANG
- 163,000 MILES
What causes blown head gasket?
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What causes a blown head gasket?
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CARADIODOC
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Warped cylinder head from overheating the engine. Corroded gasket from acids that build up in coolant.
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 AT 1:28 AM
CJ MEDEVAC
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THERE COULD BE SEVERAL CAUSES
HERE'S A FEW
HEAD(S) NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY. WRONG TORQUE. DID NOT USE TIGHTENING SEQUENCE. DID NOT TORQUE IN STEPS
WARPED HEADS RE-INSTALLED WITHOUT PROPER MACHINING
ENGINE OVERHEATED---HEADS WARPED
EXPECTING THE ENGINE TO PERFORM BEYOND THE INTENDED CAPABILITIES IT IS PRESENTLY BUILT FOR
THE MEDIC
HERE'S A FEW
HEAD(S) NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY. WRONG TORQUE. DID NOT USE TIGHTENING SEQUENCE. DID NOT TORQUE IN STEPS
WARPED HEADS RE-INSTALLED WITHOUT PROPER MACHINING
ENGINE OVERHEATED---HEADS WARPED
EXPECTING THE ENGINE TO PERFORM BEYOND THE INTENDED CAPABILITIES IT IS PRESENTLY BUILT FOR
THE MEDIC
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 AT 1:32 AM
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