SoCalMike wrote:
>
> terrys wrote:
> > My son's 155,000 mile 93 SI has gradually been using more & more
> > antifreeze. It recently went through a quart in 600 miles. I have
> > thouroughly inspected for leaks and can find none. Water pump is fairly
> > new and no leak at the weep hole. No sign of antifreeze in oil, no foam in
> > valve cover. No sign of antifreeze in the transmission fluid. No smoke or
> > steam from exhaust. No antifreeze smell inside the car like a heater core
> > leak.
> >
> > The only thing I see is a very slight greenish tinge on all 4 spark plug
> > ground electrodes. Is there a gasket some where or a known problem where
> > antifreeze could be getting drawn in through the intake tract? The car is
> > in great shape. I need to get this figured out before it gets worse.
>
> its gotta be leaking through the head gasket, and burning off. its just
> not so bad that you notice it in the exhaust yet


My Civic FE project had a head gasket breach which led to overheating.
I opted to try an el cheapo block seal treatment which is described here:


http://home.earthlink.net/~honda.lioness/id17.html


As an update, still no sign of problems. Drove over one hundred miles
today in mid 90's Texas heat without incident.

JT