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.
A chipped or warped cylinder head, which could affect the head gasket, but wouldnât necessarily be the result of a blown head gasket. Corrosion at the surface of the head gasket, which would indicate a leak, but one that wouldnât necessarily be due to a head gasket blown.