*IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

Ive had a dam problem since I put this car back together with overheating and I dont know if it all along was my headgasket.
Long story short the system is eating about 1.5L of coolant every 20km's

I cant see any drips or drops anywhere with the motor running but once I see the gauge start climbing I pulled over and sure enough the overflow was bubbling like lava, let it cool down and I was about 1.5L short of coolant. Did the same thing on the way home

The car isnt smoking at all, smells like an open DP car probably would smell like

I did have a few rad, hoses, thermo problems this last little while though. First ym rad hit my wastegate and I had to patch that and the car overheated, then I blew a water line going to the head, then my thermo stuck on me so I pulled it out and left it out, water leaked form there for a little bit on the udnerside but I glopped some high temp gasket on there and stopped it

Im just curious how fast a blown HG creating no smoke would eat coolant. Im either loosing it somewhere or I have a blown HG

Thanks

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

You have a blown headgasket....

I had the same problem a long time ago, i blew up 2 radiators, 2 hoses, and changed the thermostat, and water pump and it still kept overheating....

then finally i change the headgasket and it was really fucked.

the culprit = ------- nitrous backfire

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

So I went out n/a a bit ago, car ran at mint temps for about 10 min, I was reving it pretty high booting around

Whatdya ya know, temps started climbing and withing 15 min was above 3/4's and I had to shut it down

So I pulled over, still water bubling in the overflow (Im not emptying the overflow when I keep filling up the rad) but I also noticed a hairline crack in my jbweld patchjob tht I threw down from when my wategate hit it

Im gonna patch that up tonight with a good glob, maybe even retorque my headstuds down?

Need some help

I cant see a headgasket eating coolant this fast

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

A blown headgasket will put water in your oil also due to the broken seal



dude do a compression test


retorquing doesnt fix ---- damage is done

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

Ok I will do a compression test after work as well as hopefully a coolant test

Would the coolant compression tester still show a leaing cooling system if I had a blown headgasket?

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

compression test will tell all

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

Just fill it up everyday. I changed mine and it popped again the same day so just drive that bitch and before you race just say

" GO GO GADGET SMOKE!!!!" And dust that ass off.

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

compression test - 160-160-160-160

I also found some coolant sizzling on a small hole in my jd weld patch on the rad

Whats ur opinion?

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

if your radiator wont hold pressure that can cause major overheating, your radiator cap is pressure sensitive for a reason, for every 1 psi that your radiator cap will hold (i think honda uses about a 12psi cap) it will raise the boiling point 3 degrees, this isnt to say you dont have a bad head gasket but it may be part of it, also headlift is a big problem too. Headlift would be a good culprit to the overheating and boiling over, but a good compression test

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 

[quote=Turblow ]
compression test - 160-160-160-160

. the first time i did a comp test mine read the same and my friend laffed at me cuz he said i didnt open my have my throttle plate was closed