Maybe, but sounds more like a bad starter, weak battery. Usually if
the gasket is leaking the starter is strong enough to bang it though
bending the rod, with just a slight hesitation. If you still suspect a
cylinder filling with fluid remove the spark plugs will tell you quickly
which it is. If in the future you roll your Jeep pull the crank over by
hand and feel if you need to pull the plugs. Kind of like pulling
through a radio engine to make sure it's good to go before you yell,
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Rusted wrote:
>
> A buddy came over last night so we could weld some new floor panels and
> replace rotten roll cage mounts on his CJ (see I am back on topic already).
>
> When he went to start his 89 suburban it had power to the starter but the
> engine would not turn over. We used a wrench to manually turn the crank a
> little to prove that the engine , then by holding the starter it started to
> turn the engine slowly, until suddenly it fired up. It acted like maybe it
> was hydro locked and once we turned it a little to open the valves it
> allowed the fluid to escape and turn over.
>
> Then the exhaust seemed to have a little water, then we notice a mixture of
> mostly coolant with some oil was leaking out from around the passenger side
> / rear area from the exhaust manifold. Also it was running rough, almost
> like it was missing a cylinder. He commented earlier that he thought that
> purchased some bad fuel and it was not running right. But now I am thinking
> that this is the reason it was not running right.
>
> Am I safe to take a guess that this is a problem with a bad head gasket?
> How much is involved in replacing a head gasket on a 350?