How would I be able to blow a VN head gasket?
One of my VNs still overheats, although revving the engine cools it down, and so does drifting through the wind.
It runs true straight-gas and so the oil is still in pristine condition after months of being driven - no coolant in it at all. Compression is 210 in all cylinders, cooling system components such as radiator, hoses, and pump are working fine and not blocked, and there's no air in the system. No coolant loss whatsoever and no sludge or oil in the coolant.
On a 35 degree day the temp gauge reaches the full H mark.
If I were to just keep driving it with the temp at the full H mark, would this realistically likely blow a head gasket?
The head gaskets were new ACL Monotorque ones installed earlier this year when head work was done.
Unlike a VP I drove for a while which also got the full H, this one doesn't feel worse or have less power when so hot. In fact it feels like it as even more power when at H.The VP had bad head gaskets with oil in coolant and coolant in oil, and previous owner only had water in it.
One of my VNs still overheats, although revving the engine cools it down, and so does drifting through the wind.
It runs true straight-gas and so the oil is still in pristine condition after months of being driven - no coolant in it at all. Compression is 210 in all cylinders, cooling system components such as radiator, hoses, and pump are working fine and not blocked, and there's no air in the system. No coolant loss whatsoever and no sludge or oil in the coolant.
On a 35 degree day the temp gauge reaches the full H mark.
If I were to just keep driving it with the temp at the full H mark, would this realistically likely blow a head gasket?
The head gaskets were new ACL Monotorque ones installed earlier this year when head work was done.
Unlike a VP I drove for a while which also got the full H, this one doesn't feel worse or have less power when so hot. In fact it feels like it as even more power when at H.The VP had bad head gaskets with oil in coolant and coolant in oil, and previous owner only had water in it.
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