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I think I blew my head gasket, look at the pics :p

stackz

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98 5.0 mountie
doh! oh well #3 plug says it all.

At least it was the driver side that blew and not the passenger side...that head would be a ***** to pull.

actually, the way plug #2 looks I might have cracked the head or blown between the cylinders, I dunno. All I know was it's bad enough that the coolant is in my oil in the pan sigh.

pic 1:
cyl #1, cyl #2, cyl #3
pic 2:
cyl #4, cyl #5, cyl #6
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yeah from the looks of plug #3, it looks like you might have some worn rings or valve guides. Is there alot of oil consumption? Does it produce a thick white smoke when it first starts? I would do a compression check on all the cylinders to make sure.
 






I pretty much know it's a head gasket.

car cranks up and runs but smokes like a freight train and it smells exactly like burning coolant.

no oil useage at all but the coolant is definitely getting in and mixing with the oil that is for sure.

I dont believe its rings or valve guides at all. the other plugs look to good to be any oil burning in the cylinders.
 






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