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Blown Head Gasket

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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 12:58 PM
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Blown Head Gasket

Well I think I a head gasket problem.....It all started with a leaky radiator...The wife drives the car and it overheated on her..Had the radiator changed and now its blowing water out of the overflow. I've replace the thermostat and the water pump.....and bled the bleeder valves....BUT.......I've bled the bleeders about 15 times and its nothing but hot air.....seen water once......could it be anything else.....???????
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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drain ur oil and see.
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:03 PM
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White smoke coming out the tail pipe? Running poorly? If you are loosing that much coolant that fast, I doubt the car would run right.

Are you bleeding it with the car on or off?
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:06 PM
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i'm bleeding it with the car on.......and this morning when i took the radiator cap off with the car off i heard a sucking sound....indicating that the radiator had a negative pressure..vacume.....
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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Originally posted by jdvm95Z28
i'm bleeding it with the car on.......and this morning when i took the radiator cap off with the car off i heard a sucking sound....indicating that the radiator had a negative pressure..vacume.....
time for a new head gasket, if you have the time and knowlege do it yourself and save some money
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