Someone suggested i may have a %26quot;Cracked Water Jacket.%26quot; I always though ti just had a blown head Gasket, and i thought i had it Sealed once.. until my Intake Manifold (most likely) blew (Weird.) So i think im gonna get a new head, since the Head Gasket has to get changed anyway (Ill get a Fel Pro.)
Does the %26quot;Water Jacket%26quot; go down through the Block, as i think im gonna get a new Head, but i wonder how accurate that may have been?
Ive always had a very Pressurized Cooling System since the Head Gasket has been %26quot;Blown,%26quot; Ive smelled the Gas and seen it out the Expansion Tank.Is the %26quot;Water Jacket%26quot; on an Engine ONLY in the Head, or does it go all the way down through the Block?Hello that is a good answer, any part of the Eng. that exchanges heat needs water such as the heads and block. The water ports around the cylinder head keeping the valves at a stable temperature other wise the pressed valve seats on a aluminum head would fall out due to uncontrollable temperatures. And the same for the block or it can crack the cylinder walls. But more then likely would cause heat seize first. This is caused when the pistons can no longer transfer heat through the walls and then they lock up or seize.
As any thing in automotive the first thing to go is the week link.. That would be that head would warp then blow out the gaskets. And the same to the intake manifold as water does transfer through it as well. And this may be your only problem that is much easier to repair then a head.Is the %26quot;Water Jacket%26quot; on an Engine ONLY in the Head, or does it go all the way down through the Block?goes into the block around all cylindersIs the %26quot;Water Jacket%26quot; on an Engine ONLY in the Head, or does it go all the way down through the Block?The %26quot;water jackets%26quot; are part of the head castings, the block and often times the intake manifold also. The %26quot;freeze plugs%26quot; (actually casting plugs) that you see on the side(s) of your block and often on the back of the head(s) actually seal the water jackets in the block and head.
It is far, far more common on the vast majority of engines to have a failed gasket rather than a cracked block or head.
