Got the head off today. (Re:
83 n/a 944 ...hg??) I saw no crack/s in the head or in the block using the naked eye.
1. But, what I did see was that the studs on the driver side of cylinder #3 showed rust at the base where they go down into the block, and that the exhaust valve for #3 was steam cleaned.
Question 1. ... Could this account for a history of very slow coolant loss? The gasket looked pretty good too. What about a warped head?
2. Recently a rapid coolant loss occurred over a week's time while it was sitting in the garage. Thinking that I might not have purged it right, I topped off the coolant. It leaked down again in a day's time while still sitting in the garage.
Question 2. ... Could an oil seal failure account for this relatively sudden loss of coolant down into the oil pan?
What I am thinking now is head gasket kit and oil cooler kit. What do you think??
