? about head gasket leaking

> The head gasket can leak oil from the front
> of the enginethrough the head gasket, it
> seals the front cover to the head also. The
> only oil there though is thrown
> from the chain. Are you sure it is oil? My
> 83 leaked what I thought was oil from the
> front also, it was black like oil, but after
> half an hour it evaporated. Oil doesn't do
> that! It was the gasket sealing the
> thermostat housing to the head, it leaked
> and ran down the engine takeing grease, dirt
> and oil with it turning it black. Easy fix,
> new gasket. Check around good, use a
> flaslight even in day light so you can see
> EVERYTHING! The front may leak also, only
> lower in the front.
> Good Luck,
> Joshua L.
If you're serious about the dye the eastwood company sells the system. It also requires an infrared or black light for the dye to show up. I can't remember which. They have different color dye for colant,engine oil, tranny fluid and so on that lets you know which system is leaking.

Jeff