head gasket?

[uberness408]

one of the things i forgot to ask the previous owner of my ride was if he replaced the stock hg. is there anyway to firgure out if i still got the stocker without removing the head?

[souprat]

yeah, check to see if its blown.

[lagged]

look for rivits in the parts of the HG that are showing, if they are presant then you have a metal head gasket.

[MKIIINA]

compression /leakdown test/gas test to see if theres exhaust gases in the coolant.

disclaimer: some may show positive and some may not be blown and vice versa

[lagged]

oh i misread this entire thread. i thought you were asking if you had a metal headgasket.

theres a chemical test also to test if combustion gasses have mixed with the engine coolant.

with all that said, welcome to the wonderful world of BHG 7ms.

[stratoayu]

u can use litmus paper in the coolant.. i cant remeber what way is waht :) but theres a way haha. then there is leak down test.. compression test.. and if its all good.. dont worry about it.. then when it blows. find out :D