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Re: OVERHEATING (blown head gasket???)
#1477931 01/11/06 02:10 AM
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Forget about it guys. Everybody smile..

So it looks like a head gasket. Pull the head & see if there is any damage to the head or the block. It is likely that the only real damage will be to the gasket. You'll be able to replace it & hit the road if that's the case. Bad part about that is you'll have to go through the cam alignment if you have a VCT engine. Not difficult, but kinda a PITA.

Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
Re: OVERHEATING (blown head gasket???)
#1477932 01/11/06 02:42 AM
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Forget about it guys. Everybody smile..

So it looks like a head gasket. Pull the head & see if there is any damage to the head or the block. It is likely that the only real damage will be to the gasket. You'll be able to replace it & hit the road if that's the case. Bad part about that is you'll have to go through the cam alignment if you have a VCT engine. Not difficult, but kinda a PITA.

NOOOOO!!!! Have the head checked by a shop. The block is not the problem when the head gasket is "done." If you let the engine overheat the ALUMINUM head may warp. Better be safe, than sorry.

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Re: OVERHEATING (blown head gasket???)
#1477933 01/16/06 07:00 PM
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hey guys well i finally found the problem for the car
it seems like its leaking engine block somehow. i took one of the sparkpluggs out and as soon as i tried to turtn the engine on zntifreeze shot out of the hole mixed with gas and little oil. so thats deff not good. Im actually leaning towards gettign my whole engine replaced just because its been overheated few times and it has 133000 miles on it. My body and everything on the car is nearly perfect conditon so i think it would make more sence to swap the engines and get much more life out of the car without having to go throught engine problems for a while.
WHAT YOU THINK GUYS

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