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.
Most Ford engines don't use exhaust manifold gaskets, and gaskets can be the cause of an exhaust leak (especially a sudden one).e: Bad exhaust Manifold gasket...mechanic says head gasket. Post by terd_ferguson_1 Â» Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:45 am. That is a first that ive heard of a head gasket causing a blowing air noise that you are able to feel usually it is broken studs that cause it.