Bill Blue wrote:
>Steve, I'm afraid the symptoms point to a head or head gasket failure. I'm
>thinking that as the car is warming up, exhaust gases collect in the 'stat
>housing, insulating the stat from the hot water. Temp shoots up, the stat
>finally gets the message through all the gas, opens, and gush of air is
>released out of the radiator as it opens. After it opens, the exhaust gases
>continually work their way out of the system with normal water flow and the
>temp stays normal. The heater may be sluggish during start up because the
>gases go there first when the stat is closed, causing a partial air lock
>that is released when the stat opens. Add the white smoke on one side,
>water consumption and there is hardly any other explanation.
>Bill
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Bill:
That's what I'm starting to think. I'm going to try and eliminate less
expensive possibilities tomorrow,
Steve
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