Toora Stephen
Member
Hi all,
about 2 years ago I replaced the cylinder liner gaskets in my 1951 TED20. This was because the liners were sitting too low causing head gaskets to keep breaking.
Everything has been fine since then, until recently I noticed water getting in the oil again, so I assumed it was the head gasket again. No big deal, so I took the head off ... but I could not see any break or burn in the head gasket.
After a while the water level around the cylinders dropped ... the water was leaking into the oil pan! I can only assume that the cylinder liner gaskets are leaking.
How can that have happened? What could cause the cylinder liner gaskets to dislodge or warp? Could there be anything else causing the leak? Being a standard engine I am assuming it is *not* a cracked block!
- TS
about 2 years ago I replaced the cylinder liner gaskets in my 1951 TED20. This was because the liners were sitting too low causing head gaskets to keep breaking.
Everything has been fine since then, until recently I noticed water getting in the oil again, so I assumed it was the head gasket again. No big deal, so I took the head off ... but I could not see any break or burn in the head gasket.
After a while the water level around the cylinders dropped ... the water was leaking into the oil pan! I can only assume that the cylinder liner gaskets are leaking.
How can that have happened? What could cause the cylinder liner gaskets to dislodge or warp? Could there be anything else causing the leak? Being a standard engine I am assuming it is *not* a cracked block!
- TS