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Turblow 08-31-2006 08:49 PM

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 
I have a manually switch operated fan so rules that out

Im definetely losing coolant and losing it fast

To purge the system of air all I am doing is dumping about 3L of water into the rad while its running, slowly retopping it up as it sucks it into the system until it stops acepting water and stays full, to mee then theres no more water in there

Say I just let this car idle for like 30 min and keep my eye on the engine bay for external leaks, if the car overheats, that means it must be the headgasket right?

clemsonteg 08-31-2006 09:52 PM

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 
you need to fix that crack the right way first, www.radiatorbarn.com, they have new radiatiors for basically any honda for 100 bucks or less, they work well too, put one im my integra. I am no expert by any means but from my understanding if your headgasket is truely gone then it doesnt matter how hard you push it, idle or otherwise it will over heat, even with all the fans on and new radiators and all that good stuff, however if it only over heats and the coolant boils over when you are pushing it hard and under boost than that would describe head lift, for that you would need some good headbolts (arp) and you might as well replace the headgasket (i dont think you can replace one without the other anyways) but for 160 bucks for a gasket, some good headbolts, and a can of copper spray you should be more than on your way to recovery

MikeJ-2009 08-31-2006 09:56 PM

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 
Don't post questions on multiple sites. You either want our opinion, or the ricer opinion. :6

hotrex 09-01-2006 02:50 AM

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

Originally Posted by Turblow
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


you are in fact the stupidest ------ on the internet, every post you make wreaks of ignorance and lack of even the most basic common sense.

Turblow 09-01-2006 06:32 AM

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 
Like you know what the ---- youre talking about Josh, nothing useful has come out of you in years

Guy-Fast 09-01-2006 07:06 AM

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

Turblow 09-01-2006 04:12 PM

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 
Its just an A6 with 9:1 srp's

Turblow 09-01-2006 04:13 PM

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 
Im running 3" open downpipe, exhaust is crystal clear and smells just fine

I run water so i dont think id smell it anyways

I just let the car idle for 20 min and the temps stayed normal, will pop off the rad cap to see how much coolant ti ate in a minute

Most likely Im gonna leave it like this til the end of the season if thats all it does s eat some coolant

clemsonteg 09-01-2006 11:37 PM

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

Turblow 09-01-2006 11:51 PM

Re: *IF* I Had A Blown HG - How Fast Does Coolant Get Burned?
 
The overflow bubbles even when driving around normal, I just did about 15 min of normal driving and the needle made it for 3/5ths up there and the overflow had some bubbling water or not

Im assuming because im losing coolant and that coolant is heating up, only quesiton for me is, wheres the coolant going...


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