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head gasket
Posted:
Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:17 amby breez
my radiator cap leaks and i replaced it and have been seeing pieces of stuff in there and it still over heats.My bottom hose doesnt get as hot as my top either.My
cap smells like oil does this mean i need to change the headgasket?
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Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:46 amby itCouldgeTwoRse
did you ever use radiator stop leak?
if you did or someone has in the past it may be clogged in there still.
id start with a radiator flush and thermostat (at least check it it may be clogged with the chunks)
id start there if you dont have the means to change the head gasket yourself.
Posted:
Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:03 amby breez
ok what else do u think i can do as well
Posted:
Thu Dec 31, 2009 7:43 amby ikon
the top one will be hotter cuz thats where the hot coolant enters from the motor. im not sure y ur cap would smell like oil. is there oil in the coolant?
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Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:46 pmby asianrob
what colour is your oil?
you can take out your radiator and get a water hose and spray it through the top untill the water coming is clear.
is your car overheating?
Posted:
Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:51 amby breez
yea it keeps overheating and it will be fine for a little while and overheat still it seems like i might need a radiator
.. its also been having starting issues or could that be from being too hot .
Posted:
Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:42 amby breez
should i just run it without the thermostat?
Posted:
Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:32 pmby asianrob
try a new thermostat and see where that goes that can be had for under 10 bucks.
Posted:
Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:30 amby breez
as far as radiator setup should i just get a stock one or go with the two sided aluminum radiator
Posted:
Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:27 amby teal_dx
breez wrote:should i just run it without the thermostat?
no this is bad to do. put your current one in a pot of boiling water on the stove to see if it opens.
Look for an oily film on the surface of the coolant.
bs
Posted:
Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:29 pmby breez
it is kinda oily my car still gets hot and cools down when the temp gauge is basically at the H. So is it the headgasket ?
Posted:
Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:04 pmby breez
teal_dx wrote:breez wrote:should i just run it without the thermostat?
no this is bad to do. put your current one in a pot of boiling water on the stove to see if it opens.
Look for an oily film on the surface of the coolant.
if it is the headgasket about how long do i have to swap it
Posted:
Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:03 pmby marquisdee1018
If it's the head gasket, change it asap. You can damage your head if you keep overheating it.
Posted:
Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:49 pmby PaPaSmURf
if there are chunks in the radiator try having the radiator flushed something maybe stuck and not alot of coolant is rotating.
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Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:05 pmby breez
im working on getting a donor car right now so im not rlly driving it. But i did change the tstat again and flushed the radiator i think my radiator or water pump is bad. Yesterday it didnt get hot but i guess i will see today if i have to go somewhere.