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perkins bubbles from radiator-cracked head?

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mmidlam

10-31-2006 08:24:18




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have a MF 150 with 3cylinder perkins diesel. It bubbles from radiator. I tried to locate which cylinder is leaking by loosening one injector line at a time. It appears all cylinders are shooting air into the water jacket. How could this be? Do water glass products ever work for a deisel?




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BigMarv1085

10-31-2006 17:58:12




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 Re: perkins bubbles from radiator-cracked head? in reply to mmidlam, 10-31-2006 08:24:18  
You have a choice of 3 things, Cracked head, cracked sleeve, or blown head gasket. I have worked on several engines that had cracked sleeves and usually the tractor doesn't run hot,it will have coolant streaming out the overflow tube and usually stops at idle.



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TomTX

10-31-2006 17:00:03




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 Re: perkins bubbles from radiator-cracked head? in reply to mmidlam, 10-31-2006 08:24:18  
I would NOT put any "snake oil cures" like liquid glass in an attempt to fix this problem. Pull the head and fix it right. Tom



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peltsi

10-31-2006 09:40:23




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 Re: perkins bubbles from radiator-cracked head? in reply to mmidlam, 10-31-2006 08:24:18  
i'm not sure if removing an injector line would stop the leak from the faulting cylinder, since there would still be the compression leaking throught. I think the best idea would be to remove the head and see what's causing the trouble. From my experience, those radiator sealants just cause trouble by gumming places up.



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DavidP, South Wales

10-31-2006 09:37:18




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 Re: perkins bubbles from radiator-cracked head? in reply to mmidlam, 10-31-2006 08:24:18  
A cracked head is certainly a strong possibility.
Equally likely is a failed head gasket. Slackening the injectors would not necessarily indicate this. I don't think that there is much short of removing the head. Make sure that the head face is skimmed before replacement. Come back if you need any more help.
DavidP



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