[laczoka]

Frost or freezing or water damage to new or recently-placed concrete foundations, slabs, or floors: How to Identify & Evaluate Freezing & Water Damage to New Concrete Slabs or Foundations.

[impossible7]

Types of foundation cracks and their cause are discussed in detail at FOUNDATION CRACK DICTIONARY - the direct web link to this foundation diagnosis article is https://InspectAPedia.com/structure/Foundation_Damage_Repair_Guide.php - this article that may help you recognize what's going on with your foundation. more

[breandan81]

Foundation question about winter exposure: we have a new home being built and so far only the foundation has been poured and the bottom floor has been laid down. we are from Ontario Canada and it has been a bad winter with a lot of snow and ice.

[JosephT.Holt]

A cracked engine block is a rare, but potentially serious, engine problem that can occur for a variety of reasons. Responsible for enveloping and securing the main combustion centers of an engine, an engine block is made to be highly durable and heat/cold resistant. However, engine blocks can, and do, develop cracks. There are some obvious signs of a cracked engine block.

[gregschoen]

Engine compression, which is the end result of engine combustion, is housed within the engine cylinders, which are located within the main engine block. A cracked engine block can result in low engine compression if the crack is severe enough and/or deep enough within the engine block to pierce any one of the engine cylinders. At this point, normal engine combustion pressure is disrupted, which in turn, lowers engine compression and results in poor engine performance. more

[mustvisit]

Engine antifreeze that has oil mixed in it is a classic sign of a cracked engine block and/or a blown head gasket, both of which can allow circulating engine antifreeze to mix with circulating engine oil. The engine block contains the small passageways through which oil and antifreeze circulate throughout a vehicle's engine. If an engine block crack develops in close proximity to these passageways, circulating engine oil can mix with, and pollute, circulating engine antifreeze. This condition can normally be verified when the engine radiator cap is removed and the condition of the engine antifreeze is inspected.

[marie]

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[Cryptoman]

A diagonal crack can appear in many structural materials and components including block, brick, and concrete foundation walls, chimneys, and and building interior drywall or plaster.

[bitcoindonor]

They are on both sides of the wall -- I'm assuming they go completely through the brick. Around the corner and high on the wall there are a couple of horizontal cracks about 2' long. The crack width is small in comparison to the vertical cracks. There are no cracks in the foundation or walkway that goes around the house

[VServer]

The oil cap should not be milky. It could be a head gasket failure, but you could probably do a leak down test to know for sure. [links]

[m0mchil]

Any recommendations? I’m not a mechanic, this is my first time doing any work this involved. [links]

[deadalus]

That sounds like a textbook head gasket failure. You can probably do a leak down test to confirm. I would talk to a local mechanic as soon as you can to get the issue squared away. [links]

[siudit101]

Have coolant pouring out exhaust as fast as I can put it in

[Luther]

No, if one or both of the heads are cracked, that does not necessarily mean the block is also cracked.