Possible blown head gasket?

[Murder after Midnight]

Not long ago my raidator blew while driving to work? Since then I have replaced the raidator and t-stat and whenever I drive the car sometimes the raidtor fluid will just shoot out from the over flow tank(the cap is on tight) and some times the heat will just cut out while driving the car. I have been told it may be the head gasket, any ideas?

 

[96GT]

Did you install the thermostat correctly? It sounds like its not opening up at all.

 

[Murder after Midnight]

I actually had a local shop do the work, but I 'm going to look into that.

 

[Murder after Midnight]

Anybody else?

 

[95-stang]

What other symptons does it have? Or is it just pressure build up?

 

[Murder after Midnight]

It just seems like pressure build up, I'll drive the car, and the temp niddle will go to the hot side and the fluid will just shoot out.

 

[jfor441]

It just seems like pressure build up, I'll drive the car, and the temp niddle will go to the hot side and the fluid will just shoot out.

2 10MM bolts and you can check to make sure that your thermostat is facing the right way. You need to check that. You also need to make sure that you don't have any air in your system.

 

[nesqwick_05]

sounds to me like u need a coolant flush

 

[95-stang]

Agree with both, the stat is very easy to check, and so is flushing the system, if neither of those work, you could be looking at a head gasket.

 

[jfor441]

Agree with both, the stat is very easy to check, and so is flushing the system, if neither of those work, you could be looking at a head gasket.

i would think if it was a head gasket he would see some kind of leaking though. Or water in his oil.

 

[nesqwick_05]

any white smoke billowing outta the exhaust??

on some vehicles, u can start the car with the cap off the over flow, if your headgasket is blown, the coolant will shoot out...

 

[95-stang]

"i would think if it was a head gasket he would see some kind of leaking though. Or water in his oil."

Not if its broke between the combustion chamber and the water gallery, in a lot of cases it just pumps air into the water system.

 

[jfor441]

Updates?

 

[Murder after Midnight]

I'll be checking this stuff out tuesday my next off day, I will let you guys know then.

 

[Murder after Midnight]

I solved the problem. The coolant system was not bleed correctly, everything is fine now.

 

[voidfinger]

I had the same kinda problem when i did my pi intake swap... it trapped air in the top of the intake and then one night while it was idleing and i was talking to some friends in front of my car ... one said "what is that sweet smell..." and i said o shit and fluid was running out under my car and about the time i popped the hood the top shot off the resivour or whatever... dangerous shit.