Decatur is a small city located in northeastern Georgia, just 5 miles northeast of Atlanta. The city was founded in 1823 at the intersection of two Native American trails and named after US naval hero Stephen Decatur.
The main function of a head gasket is to hold engine compression while keeping oil and coolant circulation separate. Undetected blown head gaskets cause coolant and oil mixing, which could lead to severe engine damage, such as engine block cracking.
The head gasket is the seal between your cylinder head and engine block. It keeps coolant in the water jacket and combustion gases directed to the exhaust. It can be made of many different materials, and can fail over time. A failed head gasket, often referred to as a âblownâ head gasket, can have a few symptoms.