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Head gasket sweat. 900

posted by  robhub27 on  Mon May 28 08:15 CST 2012
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I got this 940 Regina a year ago and did some repairs/improvements. One was coolant level warning light. I have replaced the coolant bottle with the one equipped with floating device that I took from a junkyard along with the cap that came with it. Unfortunately the pressure relieve mechanism was stuck so the engine developed a small leak from head gasket between cylinder #1 and water pump. It is not spraying the coolant but rather it sweat down there. The compression in all cylinders is “by the book”. So what now? Is it more likely just head gasket replacement or did I messed up with cylinder head? For me it is kind of scary job.
One day I was watching “Wheeler Dealers” and the mechanic says to the other guy:”It could be the head gasket”, and the guy replies: “Don’t dare to swear in my presence”.
I feel kind of same about the job.
The car is 940 Regina 1994 with 300K km on it.

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'91 740 turbo SW, '92 940 turbo, '94 940 Regina SW (PL)






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