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Old 07-06-2010, 08:43 AM
Crankin04 Crankin04 is offline
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Originally Posted by ggg View Post
my guess head gasket, mine has just gone, these signs are
Hard starting
Remove your plug it will be darker than normall.
Milly oil in back of airbox and later in engine oil
Remove rad cap looking into raditor the water will have bubbles
Remove header pipe you will have water in it, look into block though exhuast opening you will see white droplets.

These are all the signs of a blown head gasket it just starts with harder starting first and a darker looking plug then starts the white looking goo in the egine breather lines, thats the water condensation in the motor from the head gasket.
I don't notice any bubbles in my radiator and engine/frame oil still look fine, although it sounds like it's starting to blow since it's only getting worse with the white gunk and smoke with hard starting. Is replacing the head gasket a procedure that can be done pretty easily? Anything else I should get before replacing?

Thanks for help

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