Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!prophet From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP (Dennis Gibbs) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Head Gasket Problems--1979 Datsun 310's Message-ID: <3873@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 12:23:42 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.3873 Posted: Thu Mar 7 12:23:42 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 07:07:43 EST Distribution: net Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 22 <> Two friends of mine own 1979 Datsun 310GX's. Both have had their head gaskets blow recently. This car has the 1397cc engine. Another friend has a 1979 210 which also has the 1397cc engine, and he had to replace his head gasket also. Since I own a 1979 Datsun 310GX, I am curious to know if anyone else who owns this car has had head gasket (or other) problems...If possible, I would like to avoid having the same problems happen to me. I have always taken very good care of it, since it was new...The car has never overheated, and I also check the torque on the head bolts whenever I adjust the valves.... Are there any other causes of blown head gaskets that I should watch out for? Dennis -- Call-Me: Dennis Gibbs, Univ. of Md. Comp. Sci. Center. UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!prophet CSNet: prophet@umcp-cs BITNET: GIBBS@UMDB ARPA: prophet@Maryland