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.
Causes of a Blown Head Gasket. After that brief overview of blown head gasket symptoms, let us have a look at the prime causes of a blown head gasket. There are more than one reasons that may cause a head gasket failure, ranging from inherent structural problems to engine problems.
Water in the cylinders will blow the head gasket. Any water through the carbs. (not likely on a car, easy on a tractor!) or a head gasket break that allows coolant water to leak from water channels to cylinder. Water is effectively incompressible and the piston on the compression stroke will try to compress it.