ozh_hawaiian

ok so Im 99% sure that my headgasket is blown. My car runs fine, and starts fine the first time of the day I drive it, or when It has been sitting for a few hours, but when it has ran for a little bit, and I try to start it again, it barley starts, and is very gurgly, and sounds like crap. sometimes there is white smoke, and sometimes not and I can smell the coolant. if i rev it for a minute, it will eventualy sound normal, and will run fine. my car is not overheating at all, but I noticed that my coolant level in my radiator has dropped. I changed my headgasket, and radiator about a month ago because my car was starting to overheat, but it never went into the red, and was able to keep the temp down by running the heat. I am planning just doing a mini me swap, but want to know what the chances are of the block being warped? is it as common of an occurence asthe head being warped?
93 eg d15b7

teggi

if it never hit the red line there is a good chance your head is still good, but it never hurts to double check. also check your thermostat to see if it still working properly

lynxs1981

uncommon for the block to warp, mainly just the head.