Everything you want to know about Head Gaskets  The Head Gasket
The head gasket is the most critical sealing part in an engine
and sits between the engine block and cylinder head. The purpose
of a gasket is to keep the pressure within the engine’s
cylinders and to ensure maximum compression when gasoline is
ignited in the engine. Another purpose is to avoid coolant or
engine oil leakage into the cylinders. All gaskets must perform
reliably under extreme conditions to help combustion gases, oil
and also water from leaking out of their chambers.   Problems
can occur when an engine is running when its coolant is low or
when cooling system failures occur. The engine is likely to get
overheated resulting in damaged gaskets. A leaking gasket may
have different consequences, from minor oil leaks, poor
performance to temperature problems. When such problems occur it
is quite likely that you have to replace the gasket.   Blown
head gasket symptoms usually are not very difficult to notice.
However, if you neglect the