Head gasket
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| − | The '''cylinder head gasket''' provides the critical seal between the engine block and the | + | The '''cylinder head gasket''' provides the critical seal between the engine block and the cylinder head. They seal the combustion in the combustion chambers and keep coolant contained to the cooling ports in the heads and block. |
Blown head gaskets can be caused by various engine problems, and can be detected with certain techniques. Left unfixed, a blown head gasket could cause severe engine damage. Many symptoms of a bad head gasket are not apparent until the problem is very bad, including the ones listed later in this article. | Blown head gaskets can be caused by various engine problems, and can be detected with certain techniques. Left unfixed, a blown head gasket could cause severe engine damage. Many symptoms of a bad head gasket are not apparent until the problem is very bad, including the ones listed later in this article. | ||
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