Re: 16v smoking questions.

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

I usually get my special tools from the trucks (snap-on, mac, matco,
cornhole) and some from Sears.  But, you may be able to find this in a
second hand tool store, and Sears might have it in their catalog.  If you
know someone that works at a shop (even an aquaintance) they can get prices
for you from the truck dudes, then you can give him the money for the next
visit they make.  When the Matco truck stops at our shop, the neighbor comes
over and buys parts off of it.  I would try Ebay tools.  There is almost
everything on there (I think some of the trucks sell their non-selling tools
on ebay).  HTH!!

Dave

> any idea where i can pick one of these head gasket testers up?...i think
my head gasket is shot...thanks!
>
> -doug
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: "Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>
> To: "Scirocco List" <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: October 2, 2000 1:09:26 AM GMT
> Subject: Re: 16v smoking questions.
>
>
> Black smoke is fuel problems, blue smoke is oil burning in the combustion
> chamber (either valve guides, seals, or rings) and greyish white smoke is
> coolant (head gasket).  Compression check and leak down check will tell
you
> alot.  Plus, when you pull the plugs, make sure to look into the cylinder.
> You will see probably one of these three:  1.  black plugs and a lot of
> carbon build up  2.  wet with oil, or 3. clean pistions with coolant in
the
> cylinder.  If you suspect a head gasket problem (coolant leaking into the
> combustion chambers) there are testers that you can buy to check for a bad
> headgasket.  It is called a Block Tester and looks like a huge syringe
with
> a rubber coned shape piece on the bottom.  You set it on the overflow
bottle
> where the cap goes, then add a chemical that reacts to exhaust gases.  If
> you have a bad head gasket, the solution will turn colors as it reacts to
> the exhaust gases that usually are not suppose to be in the cooling
system.
> Any overheating or hot problems?  HTH!!
>
> Dave
> >
> >
> > >If you have gray smoke all the time, then it is probably the rings.
> >
> >
> >  I thought bad rings spewed blue smoke. Oh well.
> >
> > Just my $0.02
> >
> > Marie
> >
> >
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