What if head gasket blows on the trail?
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What if head gasket blows on the trail?
While reading several posts about the troublesome headgaskets on the 3.0, I got to thinking - what should you do if it blows while you're 'wheeling?
Obviously, if it blows while on the road, pull over and call AAA.
But what if you lose a headgasket while on the trail? How far could you drive to get out? Short periods with cool down time, or is the cycling of temp worse than just keeping it warm?
Obviously, if it blows while on the road, pull over and call AAA.
But what if you lose a headgasket while on the trail? How far could you drive to get out? Short periods with cool down time, or is the cycling of temp worse than just keeping it warm?
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You should be able to drive with a blown headgasket to get out, as long as the truck isnt overheating. If antifreeze gets in the blown cylinder, I dont think your going to bend a rod. The motor isnt going to hydrolock because the coolant is jsut pushed back out where it came in.
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Yeah, I drove quite a ways before I realized my 22R had blown its headgasket, but probably incurred some extra damage doing so.
So it's sounding like the big thing is avoid shutting the motor down? What about pulling that spark plug?
So it's sounding like the big thing is avoid shutting the motor down? What about pulling that spark plug?
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Originally Posted by Yamaha+Toyota=Fun
You should be able to drive with a blown headgasket to get out, as long as the truck isnt overheating. If antifreeze gets in the blown cylinder, I dont think your going to bend a rod. The motor isnt going to hydrolock because the coolant is jsut pushed back out where it came in.
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