airharley
New CEG'er
My wife is having some issues with her 1999 contour 2.0. I had to replace the thermostat a few weeks back after it was stuck closed. Now every time she drives it 10 or so miles the coolant overflows, like it is boiling, and the engine is stupid hot. I changed the coolant and even went as far so to flush the whole system. I suspect the head gasket has gone out after 120,000 miles. My worst fear is that the head has a crack in it. Before I rip the head off I wanted to check here to see if anyone has some ideas to troubleshoot the cooling system. I have looked for coolant in the oil and under the valve covers. Even pulled and replaced the spark plugs since they were looking crappy. They didn't have a green tint to them so I don't believe the coolant is going in the cylinders. I don't mind tearing the engine down but I would hate to do it for nothing.