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    Default Cracked head

    i just want to know what would happen if the the head is cracked?? would i have milky oil or would it just leak water from somewhere i can't see??

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    possibly both. v8 heads rarely crack though.
    have u checked the heads or are u just guessing? if you have these problems the culprit could lie elsewhere

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    Cracked head, or cracked head gasket?

    Head would be more likely warped than cracked.

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    I just did a head gasket replacement - but as I was putting it back together I realised it was the inlet manifold gasket that had been the problem all along (I picked that up off of a guy on uTube). We live and learn....

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    Yes your oil will be all white and milky from water leaking into the head which also means you will notice it losing water.. It will run really rough (Sometimes they just run normal) it will spit water out the exhaust, it'll most likely overheat too =/


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