[Jm stackhouse]

Hi
Just replace head gasket on my 2008 now the crankcase fills wilt coolant after idling for 5 minutes what could be my problem now
Thanks in advance

 

[brokennosescotty]

Not to be a smart a$$, but my W.A.G. is you either have a cracked head or someone didn't do a very good job replacing the head gasket. Somewhere there is a leak from the cooling jacket in the head to the camchain tunnel, if it was leaking into the combustion chamber you would have smoke. (steam)

Mike

 

[Jm stackhouse]

Not to be a smart a$$, but my W.A.G. is you either have a cracked head or someone didn't do a very good job replacing the head gasket. Somewhere there is a leak from the cooling jacket in the head to the camchain tunnel, if it was leaking into the combustion chamber you would have smoke. (steam)

Mike

We think we found the problem will know more tomorrow my brother and my son was doing the job as they have done many times before to different motors they stopped to get a bite to eat and forgot to replace the base gasket just a stupid mistake got it just about ready to fire back up now will finish tomorrow
Thanks for the input
Jeff