At 09:04 AM 8/31/2008, you wrote:
>I have not checked with a CO-tester but when the engine runs and
you open the
>reservoir you can see grey smog coming out of it! It smells like
gas from the
>exhaust. Could it be something else??
>The pressure on the cooling system seems to be so high, that the radiator
>starts to leak. (it hasn't done this several weeks before)
>I will check the rest next weekend, hopefully!!
Sven,
Before you spend any money on the car, I'd do a compression check.
Does it over heat very quickly, say in 5 min. or less? Do you have to be
driving it, or will it do it at idle.
Have you don't a compression check before?
Sounds like you have a blown head gasket.
I'm attaching a draft of an article I'm working on based on your's and others
problems lately about the cooling system and over heating. This
John
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