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symptoms of a blown fart head gasket??

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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Default symptoms of a blown fart head gasket??

ok,, 1997 hon-doo-doo take a pooop every day type of a civic lx sedan, 170k. so i have taken the cap off and let the car warm up to op temp. oil looks brownish, no visable oil mixage in the radiator. i see bubles in the rediator fill hole. NO SMOKE FROM TALE PIPE, NO LOSS OF POWER YET. is this one symptom of a blown head? i loose coolent and smell it from the eng comfartment but no visable leaks. i have to add every 3-4 days, when it starts to overheats. thoughts???)
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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ok,, 1997 hon-doo-doo take a pooop every day type of a civic lx sedan, 170k. so i have taken the cap off and let the car warm up to op temp. oil looks brownish, no visable oil mixage in the radiator. i see bubles in the rediator fill hole. NO SMOKE FROM TALE PIPE, NO LOSS OF POWER YET. is this one symptom of a blown head? i loose coolent and smell it from the eng comfartment but no visable leaks. i have to add every 3-4 days, when it starts to overheats. thoughts???)
how old are you this tread sucks
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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Pressure test the cooling system when it is cold...

Pressure testers are pretty cheap.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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try to change your headgasket with the car running, that is my best advice for you.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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Default Re: symptoms of a blown fart head gasket??

Bubble in the coolant is strong indicator of a blown head gasket, but you may want to do a cylinder leak down test to verify.
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