Evan
Active member
the LGT just bought has a blown headgasket.
i'm thinking that the headgasket blew between the cylinder and the coolant jacket. the cooling system isn't doing its job too well with all the air in the system. i'm probably going to need to drive the car to work for the rest of the week, do you think that will be ok?
do you guys agree with my analysis?
- i changed the oil (of unknown age) before i bought it and saw very few, very small coolant bubbles stuck to the bottom of the oil pan.
- there are air bubbles coming up from the coolant overflow tank, presumably bubbles getting circulated around the system.
- the coolant system will build pressure as soon as you start the motor
- if you open the rad. cap you can smell what seems to be exhaust.
- the radiator hose bumps if you squeeze it, from trapped air
- the coolant overflow tank has a bit of a brown haze at the top of it, probably oil
- the coolant overflow tank fills to overflow in about 20-30min of driving.
- i put about 65 miles on it on the highway (70mph, normal steady temperature) and then got off, let it idle for about 5-10min, then started the 10 min rural drive home from there.
- it started to overheat about half the way home and i had to pull over and let it cool off about every mile.
i'm thinking that the headgasket blew between the cylinder and the coolant jacket. the cooling system isn't doing its job too well with all the air in the system. i'm probably going to need to drive the car to work for the rest of the week, do you think that will be ok?
do you guys agree with my analysis?