I was driving along going around 65-70 down highway and all of the sudden the car starts slowing down and smoke starts coming out of the hood. I pull over and as soon as I do the car shuts off, I notice there is coolant sprayed all over tranny and there is steam coming out of the head, I take the oil cap off and alot off steam comes out. So, I get it towed to the body shop I work at. First off, I find the leak, it's coming from the thermostat bypass hose, a 4 inch 3/4 hose takes care of that. So, I fill it up with coolant and try to crank it, nothing! Mechanic says it has no compression. I take all the spark plugs off and look in, and there is a crap load of water in there!!
The mechanic tells me to stand back and he cranks it, a huge blast of water gets pushed out of the combustion chamber. I'm still in the process of tearing it down but do you guys think it could just be a blown head gasket? Our mechanic really hasn't time to look at since we're really busy at work so that's why I wanna see what you guys think. When the car had shut off I looked over at the temp gauge and it read on the "A" on normal, I don't think it overheated so hopefully the head won't be damaged or warped. The car never showed any symptoms that anything was wrong with it, I had just changed the oil with royal purple like a month or so ago...all that good oil to waste now! If anyone can relate to this experience or can offer any advice, I could use it. I looked in to a replacement engine...I found 2 right off the bat with my first phone call. One was 750 and it had 90K and the other had 103K for 500, both with 6 mo. warranty. My car currently has like 136K so I guess either would be better, huh? Thanks for any help.
