1997 Chevy Suburban blown head gasket

1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
150,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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SEDECKA
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theres water in my oil so I no I have a cracked somthing gonna pull heads have them worked, install new head gasket how can i check and make sure my block is ok
Mar 12, 2010 at 8:15 AM
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JDL
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Hi, thanks for the donation. Maybe you'll get lucky and the problem is a gasket issue? An engine rebuild shop might be able to check for hairline/invisible cracks in the block. I've seen magna-flux used for hard to find cracks. Never seen it used on an engine block, though.
Mar 12, 2010 at 9:56 AM
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