Re: Bad Monday Morning, or Blown Head Gasket?

[Anthony Pelletier <vwnuts@yahoo.com>]

What about the oil cooler sealing ring.  They tend to
get hard and crack.  I had one go and had the exact
same problem.  


--- 16V Jason <jason@scirocco.org> wrote:
> Hey Ron,
>          Check the oil pressure switch.  They tend
> to go with a 
> vengeance.  Chances are that's all that happened.
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 10:46 AM 8/20/2001 , Cheapass Ron wrote:
> >So, I'm going to work this morning, head out of the
> subdivison, then
> >onto a bigger street, up a slight hill,
> accelerating moderately.  Then,
> >pooof...down to about 1/2 power...WTH??  Some blue
> smoke from the
> >tailpipe.   I downshift to maintain speed, the road
> levels off, the oil
> >pressure warning buzzer goes off, I pull off and
> shut down NOW.  Lift
> >the hood, there's my new Mobil 1 all over the front
> of the engine!!  I
> >take a risk firing it up and quickly check for the
> source....it's from
> >the filter gasket.
> >
> >Walking home I notice the big splash in the road
> where something gave
> >way and the resulting trail of oil leading to my
> car.
> >
> >Thanks to Amica Insurance, got a quick no-charge
> tow home (1/2 mile
> >maybe).
> >
> >Sooo....compression check tonight!!  Right now I'm
> thinking the head
> >gasket went, pressurizing the block (since the
> crankcase vent system
> >wouldn't have the capacity to absorb that much
> flow) and blew out the
> >filter gasket.  Coolant is OK.  Oil in crankcase is
> clean (no water).
> >No odd noises from the engine.
> >
> >Any other thoughts on what could have caused the
> immediate loss of
> >pressure and the pumping of oil from the engine?
> >
> >The good part is that if I am optimistic, I now
> might have a
> >opportunity to work some wonderful magic
> underhood...if that head comes
> >off, it ain't going back on without a rebuild and
> some port work etc.!
> >Stay tuned...
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Ron (Cheapass)
> >'87 16V, ("Victor"), '93 Cabby ("Teufelhasen")
> >ICQ 108845455
> >
> >Stupid is as stupid does.
> >-F. Gump
> >
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