head gasket

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• Head gasket — Different kinds of gaskets, #4 indicating a V4 or boxer engine head gasket …   Wikipedia

• head gasket — The gasket at the top of the cylinder and sits between the cylinder and the head. It keeps the coolant out of the cylinders and retains compression in the cylinder. Also called cylinder head gasket. Also see blown head gasket …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• head gasket — noun a gasket to seal a cylinder head • Hypernyms: ↑gasket …   Useful english dictionary

• head gasket — noun the gasket which fits between the cylinder head and the cylinders or cylinder block in an internal combustion engine …   English new terms dictionary

• cylinder head gasket — See head gasket …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• blown head gasket — A gasket that has a break between the opening for the cylinder and an opening for the coolant. The coolant will leak into the combustion chamber. This condition can be diagnosed by a loss in coolant and white smoke out the exhaust …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Gasket — [ thumb|sright|250px|Some seals and gaskets 1. o ring 2. fiber washer 3. paper gaskets 4. cylinder head gasket] A gasket is a mechanical seal that fills the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while… …   Wikipedia

• gasket — A material made of asbestos, cardboard, cork, paper, rubber, or soft metal placed between two metal parts to insure proper sealing. Also see base gasket blown head gasket cylinder head gasket head gasket liquid gasket oil pan gasket rocker cover… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• head — [1] The upper part of something. [2] A term used to express the increase of energy content in a fluid pumped, expressed in units of energy per unit of mass, usually simply ft (feet). [3] A part of the engine which covers the piston and creates… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• gasket — /ˈgæskət / (say gaskuht) noun 1. anything used as a packing or jointing material for making joints fluid tight. 2. a suitably punched asbestos sheet, usually sandwiched between thin sheets of copper, for making a gastight joint, especially… …  

• top end gasket kit — The gaskets that apply to everything from the base gasket up (e.g., base gasket, head gasket, manifold gaskets, carburetor mounting gaskets) as well as all the O rings and replaceable spacers. Contrasts with the bottom end gasket kit …   Dictionary of automotive terms