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[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]May 30 2001 at 9:54 PM[/FONT]
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[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Car ran and drove well. I took I5 up and the twisties back. [/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]When I got home I decided to work on adjusting the idle as it was dying if I did not heel toe it when coming to a complete stop. When adjusting the idle, I noticed what looked like a spray pattern on the asphalt behind the exhaust. Put my hand behind there and revved the engine and pulled my hand away wet.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]I am assuming this means I have a break in my head gasket somewhere.
[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Just looking to confirm. Not sure when I will get around to replacing it. I guess this rules out autocross before fixing it.
[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Since it looks like I'll probably be pulling the head, i'll probably be scrounging for a Yugo head for a compression bump. What are the going rates for a valve job, etc.. to refurb a head? Time to start saving I guess.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks,[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Ripley Bryant[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Salem, OR[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]May 31 2001, 9:25 AM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Did it smell like maple suyrp? That's what burning antifreeze smells like. Most older cars I know do have this problem. My 51 Plymouth has no leaks at all, and goes through mufflers pretty quickly for this very reason. It's likely just condensation, and nothing to worry about... If I remember what I have read, it's a combination of humidity and atmospheric pressure (or something like that). If it runs good, don't sweat it![/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]May 31 2001, 1:07 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 30px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Doc,[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks, this is what I'm hearing from others as well. The water was just that, plain water. No smell. The car ran fine all 75+ miles I drove it yesterday. I'll keep an eye on the coolant level, but I think you're right.
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[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks,[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Ripley Bryant[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]75 Fiat X1/9[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]81 Fiat 2000 Spider FI<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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[/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap width="17.9%">[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Mike Waggoner[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]June 1 2001, 1:30 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 45px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Sounds like it is likely just condensation, but another thing to look for is oil in your coolant. It'll leave an oily, shiny looking film on the surface of your coolant, and it's fairly easy to take the lid off your reserve, and look at it with a flashlight.<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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[/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top noWrap width="17.9%">[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Brian[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]June 1 2001, 1:44 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->if you have a blown head gasket is to look for bubbles in your expansion tank. These will be caused by combustion gases being forced into the cooling system by the blown head gasket. I'm talking about lots of bubbles here, not one or two. Revving the engine will cause more bubbles to form.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Brian Harston[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Houston, TX[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]79 Fiat X1/9<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]June 2 2001, 3:18 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Yesterday I drove to work again. The coolant does not have oil in it. This time, After returning home, I did the hand over the tailpipe test without letting it cool down and there's no water evident. Must've been condensation.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks for all your help![/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Ripley Bryant[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Salem, Oregon[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]75 Fiat X1/9[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]81 Fiat 2000 Spider FI<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]May 30 2001 at 9:54 PM[/FONT]
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[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Car ran and drove well. I took I5 up and the twisties back. [/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]When I got home I decided to work on adjusting the idle as it was dying if I did not heel toe it when coming to a complete stop. When adjusting the idle, I noticed what looked like a spray pattern on the asphalt behind the exhaust. Put my hand behind there and revved the engine and pulled my hand away wet.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]I am assuming this means I have a break in my head gasket somewhere.
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Just looking to confirm. Not sure when I will get around to replacing it. I guess this rules out autocross before fixing it.
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Since it looks like I'll probably be pulling the head, i'll probably be scrounging for a Yugo head for a compression bump. What are the going rates for a valve job, etc.. to refurb a head? Time to start saving I guess.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks,[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Ripley Bryant[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Salem, OR[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]75 Fiat X1/9[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]81 Fiat 2000 Spider FI (Fixing the Diff)[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]00 Dodge Neon ES 2.0L (Commuter vehicle & kid hauler)[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]00 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.8L (Wife's & the Family hauler)<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]May 31 2001, 9:25 AM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Did it smell like maple suyrp? That's what burning antifreeze smells like. Most older cars I know do have this problem. My 51 Plymouth has no leaks at all, and goes through mufflers pretty quickly for this very reason. It's likely just condensation, and nothing to worry about... If I remember what I have read, it's a combination of humidity and atmospheric pressure (or something like that). If it runs good, don't sweat it![/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Doc<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]May 31 2001, 1:07 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 30px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Doc,[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks, this is what I'm hearing from others as well. The water was just that, plain water. No smell. The car ran fine all 75+ miles I drove it yesterday. I'll keep an eye on the coolant level, but I think you're right.
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks,[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Ripley Bryant[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]75 Fiat X1/9[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]81 Fiat 2000 Spider FI<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]June 1 2001, 1:30 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 45px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Sounds like it is likely just condensation, but another thing to look for is oil in your coolant. It'll leave an oily, shiny looking film on the surface of your coolant, and it's fairly easy to take the lid off your reserve, and look at it with a flashlight.<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=4 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left></TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]June 1 2001, 1:44 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->if you have a blown head gasket is to look for bubbles in your expansion tank. These will be caused by combustion gases being forced into the cooling system by the blown head gasket. I'm talking about lots of bubbles here, not one or two. Revving the engine will cause more bubbles to form.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Brian Harston[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Houston, TX[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]79 Fiat X1/9<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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</TD><TD vAlign=top align=right>[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]June 2 2001, 3:18 PM [/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-LEFT: 15px">
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Yesterday I drove to work again. The coolant does not have oil in it. This time, After returning home, I did the hand over the tailpipe test without letting it cool down and there's no water evident. Must've been condensation.[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Thanks for all your help![/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Ripley Bryant[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]Salem, Oregon[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]75 Fiat X1/9[/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial]81 Fiat 2000 Spider FI<!-- google_ad_section_end -->[/FONT]
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