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Topic: friend says head gasket
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pepsi_blue_88
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my car now runs hot and there is smoke coming from under the hood and the smoke from the tail pipe is worse so i've been told to ride untill the motor goes does that sound right?
Posts: 536 | From: east bay 510 | Registered: Apr 2003
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Shok
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Originally posted by pepsi_blue_88:
my car now runs hot and there is smoke coming from under the hood and the smoke from the tail pipe is worse so i've been told to ride untill the motor goes does that sound right?
yeh it sounds like a very possible headgasket, but don't drive it until the motor goes, it may be salvageable.
check the oil and see if it looks a little milky.
Posts: 135 | From: salinas, california | Registered: Aug 2003
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Hungry Hippo
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why dont you change the gasket and the motor will last longer. do a compression test first cause you might have wore a cylinder/ring. it could also be an intake gasket
and like shok said, check the oil for water and water for oil
[ November 06, 2004, 03:38 PM: Message edited by: HungryHippo ]
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Posts: 2959 | From: east bay | Registered: Nov 2001
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Shok
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Originally posted by HungryHippo:
why dont you change the gasket and the motor will last longer. do a compression test first cause you might have wore a cylinder/ring. it could also be an intake gasket
and like shok said, check the oil for water and water for oil
a blown HG or cracked head (possibility) can throw off a compression test, so it won't necessarily be any help telling you if your rings/cylinder are worn. However the compression test can help you figure out which head has the problem, atleast it has for me in the past YMMV
Posts: 135 | From: salinas, california | Registered: Aug 2003
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