Possible blown head gasket?
05-23-2007, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by yellowline
My car lost coolant, did not smoke at all, and one day it entirely lost power upon startup, running on 3 cylinders. There was nothing wrong with the oil. I had one very rotten head gasket. Pull your spark plugs when the engine is cold, and check to see if one is a lot cleaner than the others.
DME relay is $20, no excuse not to have one.
DME relay is $20, no excuse not to have one.
BUT today I put it on a lift and pressurized the tank to see if there were any exterior leaks because there were no other signes of a blown HG. Sure enough I either have a loose upper radiator/a.c(assuming) hose or a crack in the radiator 
and seeing as this is my only car for about... the next week I guess I wont be making any trips other than school/gas and home. (yeah... Im a student 
) Ill just have to keep a super close eye on the fluid level... good thing is it doesnt drop too terribly fast.And I will pick up a spare DME just as soon as I find a parts shop in town haha.
There is one... so It'll work out
EDIT: it is coming from somewhere near the top right (driverside) of the radiator... but because of lack of time, I could not disassemble anything enought to tell where it was coming from along the height of the radiator
thanks
05-24-2007, 02:50 PM
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Correct.
The 944 I had developed the same problem. I kept commuting with it anyway, and I just added water every day. My mom's 944 just had the same problem in January, and she kept driving it like that until April. Keep a close eye on the temp and never, ever let it overheat. Or else you WILL have a blown head gasket.
The cheapest new radiator I've found for an early NA is at http://www.overnightradiator.com/
The 944 I had developed the same problem. I kept commuting with it anyway, and I just added water every day. My mom's 944 just had the same problem in January, and she kept driving it like that until April. Keep a close eye on the temp and never, ever let it overheat. Or else you WILL have a blown head gasket.
The cheapest new radiator I've found for an early NA is at http://www.overnightradiator.com/
