Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the motor
(outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does that
mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket into
the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket outside
the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you pull a
headbolt??
Allen
83 CJ7

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Yes to ticking time bomb. The good news is that replacing a head gasket is
a good way to get to know your vehicle better.

Earle

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:rzPwb.39574$kL2.26226@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the
motor
> (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does
that
> mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket into
> the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket
outside
> the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you pull
a
> headbolt??
> Allen
> 83 CJ7
>
>

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Yes to ticking time bomb. The good news is that replacing a head gasket is
a good way to get to know your vehicle better.

Earle

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:rzPwb.39574$kL2.26226@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the
motor
> (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does
that
> mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket into
> the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket
outside
> the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you pull
a
> headbolt??
> Allen
> 83 CJ7
>
>

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Yes to ticking time bomb. The good news is that replacing a head gasket is
a good way to get to know your vehicle better.

Earle

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:rzPwb.39574$kL2.26226@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the
motor
> (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does
that
> mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket into
> the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket
outside
> the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you pull
a
> headbolt??
> Allen
> 83 CJ7
>
>

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Off topic,..but why when I hit "reply group" on my outlook express does it
not fall directly under what I replied to? It's not a "thread".

Okay,..to your reply....yeah...I know. I got all to familiar with replacing
a head gasket on my 83 VW GTI. Timing is a bitch!!!!!!!!! I'm not looking
forward to that at all.
Allen


"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bq0h19$1svmbh$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Yes to ticking time bomb. The good news is that replacing a head gasket
is
> a good way to get to know your vehicle better.
>
> Earle
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:rzPwb.39574$kL2.26226@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the
> motor
> > (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does
> that
> > mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket
into
> > the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket
> outside
> > the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> > sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you
pull
> a
> > headbolt??
> > Allen
> > 83 CJ7
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Off topic,..but why when I hit "reply group" on my outlook express does it
not fall directly under what I replied to? It's not a "thread".

Okay,..to your reply....yeah...I know. I got all to familiar with replacing
a head gasket on my 83 VW GTI. Timing is a bitch!!!!!!!!! I'm not looking
forward to that at all.
Allen


"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bq0h19$1svmbh$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Yes to ticking time bomb. The good news is that replacing a head gasket
is
> a good way to get to know your vehicle better.
>
> Earle
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:rzPwb.39574$kL2.26226@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the
> motor
> > (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does
> that
> > mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket
into
> > the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket
> outside
> > the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> > sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you
pull
> a
> > headbolt??
> > Allen
> > 83 CJ7
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Off topic,..but why when I hit "reply group" on my outlook express does it
not fall directly under what I replied to? It's not a "thread".

Okay,..to your reply....yeah...I know. I got all to familiar with replacing
a head gasket on my 83 VW GTI. Timing is a bitch!!!!!!!!! I'm not looking
forward to that at all.
Allen


"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bq0h19$1svmbh$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Yes to ticking time bomb. The good news is that replacing a head gasket
is
> a good way to get to know your vehicle better.
>
> Earle
>
> <ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:rzPwb.39574$kL2.26226@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
> > On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the
> motor
> > (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does
> that
> > mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket
into
> > the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket
> outside
> > the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> > sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you
pull
> a
> > headbolt??
> > Allen
> > 83 CJ7
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Hi Allen,
The head bolt is threaded straight into the water jacket, it could
seap passed the thread and up the bolt's shaft without blowing the
gasket. Maybe you got away with it, water pushing out under fifteen
pound while it held the gasket at over two thousand pounds. I'd go ahead
and change the oil, it does take very much ethylene glycol to eat the
babbitt out of the bearings.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
> On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the motor
> (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does that
> mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket into
> the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket outside
> the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you pull a
> headbolt??
> Allen
> 83 CJ7

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Hi Allen,
The head bolt is threaded straight into the water jacket, it could
seap passed the thread and up the bolt's shaft without blowing the
gasket. Maybe you got away with it, water pushing out under fifteen
pound while it held the gasket at over two thousand pounds. I'd go ahead
and change the oil, it does take very much ethylene glycol to eat the
babbitt out of the bearings.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
> On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the motor
> (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does that
> mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket into
> the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket outside
> the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you pull a
> headbolt??
> Allen
> 83 CJ7

Re: Coolant coming out of the headbolt!
 

Hi Allen,
The head bolt is threaded straight into the water jacket, it could
seap passed the thread and up the bolt's shaft without blowing the
gasket. Maybe you got away with it, water pushing out under fifteen
pound while it held the gasket at over two thousand pounds. I'd go ahead
and change the oil, it does take very much ethylene glycol to eat the
babbitt out of the bearings.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

ABanks5@columbus.rr.com wrote:
>
> On my 258, coolant was spraying out of headbolt toward the rear of the motor
> (outside the valve cover). I retorqued it down and it's fine. but does that
> mean that coolant has broken through the gasket from the water jacket into
> the bolt shaft and is working its way through the rest of the gasket outside
> the motor? There is NO milky residue in the oil, nor is there any brown
> sludge in the coolant. Is this a ticking time bomb or normal when you pull a
> headbolt??
> Allen
> 83 CJ7