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82 GT · 09-23-2002, 09:50 PM

I started tearing the engine apart tonight. All I have to do tomorrow night is to remove the heads.
When I removed the intake, I noticed antifreeze down in the lifter galley and then started to wonder if it was a blown intake gasket and not a head gasket.
Would there still be coolant in that area if the head gasket blew?
That's part of the reason I didn't take the heads off tonight because I wanted to be sure I didn't take them off for nothing.

I just replaced the intake gaskets last summer when I took the intake off to paint it. I'm thinking that if I got a bad seal then it would have blown out by now.....wouldn't it?
What are some things that cause a head gasket to blow? It's never been overheated.

09-23-2002, 09:50 PM	#4
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	I started tearing the engine apart tonight. All I have to do tomorrow night is to remove the heads. When I removed the intake, I noticed antifreeze down in the lifter galley and then started to wonder if it was a blown intake gasket and not a head gasket. Would there still be coolant in that area if the head gasket blew? That's part of the reason I didn't take the heads off tonight because I wanted to be sure I didn't take them off for nothing. I just replaced the intake gaskets last summer when I took the intake off to paint it. I'm thinking that if I got a bad seal then it would have blown out by now.....wouldn't it? What are some things that cause a head gasket to blow? It's never been overheated. __________________ '82 GT 351W (.060)Comp Cams 274* Extreme Energy cam, ported & polished heads w/ 1.94/1.60 valves 10.3:1 flat top pistons,stealth intake, Mallory dizzy,Holley 750dp carb, BBK shorties,Flowmaster exhaust,C-4 with 3700 stall converter, B&M pro shifter,8.8 rear, 4:10's, subframes, electric fan, powermaster alternator, 4 core radiator.