if it was a gasket wouldn't the coolant flow back into the radiator once
cooled? I am seeing it full in the expansion tank. It seems to flow from
radiator>engine>expansion tank>ground instead of back to the radiator. But I
will have the compression test done. ideally today but if i have a potential
valve gasket leak will that confuse the results? should I replace the valve
gasket, have the compression test done, the potentially rip the engine apart
and do the head gasket? I really am new to this level of repairs so I am
clueless.
Thanks
Ryan
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From: "vern@srvinet.com" <vern@srvinet.com>
> Ryan: I am surprised that no one seems to have suggested that this is
> the classic symptom for a blown head gasket. Maybe I missed it.
> Vapor from the combustion chambers push the coolant into the
> expansion tank and you lose it.
> Vern
>
> ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net wrote:
>
> >Okay, I have replaced the missing thermostat and did a coolant flush. And
>once
> again after a long ride in traffic she was leaking antifreeze out of the
> expansion bottle. After letting her cool for a few hours I opened her up and
> found most of the radiator empty and the expansion bottle filled to the
>outlet
> pipe. This seems to imply that the coolant is cyling through the system
>hitting
> the expansion tank and then pouring out instead of cycling back into the
> radiator. Now what? Oh and for further fun I have no working temp gauge.
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