steam out of coolant reservoir??

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Mar 2, 2004 | 01:02 AM

iwouldhitit

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steam out of coolant reservoir??

what does that mean when i have steam shotting out of my coolant reservoir? and it sounds like the water is boiling in the reservoir..looks like a pressure cooker

is my car over heating??

Mar 2, 2004 | 01:14 AM

88dx

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Re:steam out of coolant reservoir??

blown head gasket? take the radiator cap off and rev it up if the watter bubbles over its probably a blown head gasket.
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Mar 2, 2004 | 02:33 AM

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Re:steam out of coolant reservoir??

before that happen i had white smoke coming out of my air breather on my valve cover...how much does headgaskets cost

Mar 2, 2004 | 09:12 AM

projekteg

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Re:steam out of coolant reservoir??

about 60 bucks

Mar 2, 2004 | 08:00 PM

iwouldhitit

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Re:steam out of coolant reservoir??

are NAPA's gaskets good for boost..cause i dont wanna pay $200 at the dealer..

Mar 3, 2004 | 02:22 PM

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Re:steam out of coolant reservoir??

its 40 bucks at the dealer buddy! why does every 1 assume that everything at the dealer cost an arm and a leg?

Mar 10, 2004 | 02:54 PM

racerex

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Re:steam out of coolant reservoir??

oem z6 head gasket from honda is $50

Mar 12, 2004 | 09:34 PM

davcivic

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Re:steam out of coolant reservoir??

My car did that and it was only the radiator cap, Oh wait, my car did not smoke white, it did steam on the reservoir, but no smoke, it might not be the same, but you could try it