Steve,
Sorry to tell you the bad news, but you are going to have to fix this.
Its not going to go away. The good news, is that it isn't going to be
that hard - the 2.5L engine is a SOHC engine design and everything is
easy to get at. If you haven't replaced the timing belt, you'll get it
done when you get this done.
WARNING: be careful about using the coolant leak sealing stuff. I
used it when my Supra had started to loose the headgasket - I ment this
to be a temp solution. The problem with using this stuff is that it
can clog the radiator and/or heater core. I had to pull the radiator
and have it cleaned. I never cleaned the heater core because it would
have been a nightmare to pull it out from under the dash. For the EV,
you are also risking the rear heater core as well. When the heater
core's get clogged, you don't get much heat out... If you have to use
the stuff, isolate the heater lines. That way you are only circulating
the stuff in the engine and radiator.
If you do the work yourself, you'll save quite a bit, enough to maybe
have the head rebuilt. (Don't forget to have the head checked to
verify it has not warped, its easily corrected)
Good luck
Jerry
sklashle-@... wrote:
original article:
I've been told that my '93 EV MV has a head gasket leak.
It can't be very large as we only need to add coolant about once a
month, and
then it is only an inch or so below the fill line. It is leaking on
the
outside of the block with no indication that there is any compression
going
into the cooling system, or any antifreeze getting into the oil
I hate to spend the money to replace the head gasket, and I'm
thinking of
adding stop leak or bars leak to see if that will fix it.
I understand that it is SOP to add stop leak to some engines on the
assembly
line to make sure they seal properly.
Steve Lashley
'66 Westy
'74 Campmobile
'93 EV MV
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