Help please
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Help please OK, so my car's been sitting in the garage for a few weeks while I changed the torque arm and motor mounts. Now, it is still "bucking" in reverse and slamming my exhaust into the bottom of the car. I've changed the motor mounts and inspected the tranny mount/ crossmember and I'm lost on what else this could be.
Also, I was letting it run in gear on the jack stands and I looked at the guages and the temp guage was pegged. I shut it down and the motor was pretty cool to the touch and had not been running long enough to build up this kind of heat. I checked the radiator and resivor and they were about 1/2 gallon low. I pulled the thermostat housing and there is NO WATER in the top hose from the radiator. Is my problem air in the system and a cavitating water pump? I also have a small amount of water coming out of the exhaust, and have for a while. I think this is where I'm losing the water, but I don't know if it's a blown head gasket, cracked/warped head or a cracked block.
If I could just get these things figured out, I would be a much happier person.
Also, I was letting it run in gear on the jack stands and I looked at the guages and the temp guage was pegged. I shut it down and the motor was pretty cool to the touch and had not been running long enough to build up this kind of heat. I checked the radiator and resivor and they were about 1/2 gallon low. I pulled the thermostat housing and there is NO WATER in the top hose from the radiator. Is my problem air in the system and a cavitating water pump? I also have a small amount of water coming out of the exhaust, and have for a while. I think this is where I'm losing the water, but I don't know if it's a blown head gasket, cracked/warped head or a cracked block.
If I could just get these things figured out, I would be a much happier person.
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Orlando (UCF), Florida
Do you have smoke coming out of the exhaust? or is it just water? With the coolant being low and the car running hot, it sounds like a head gasket. Especially if it has a rough idle or surges around at low rpm's. Also, if you smell the distinct smell of coolant out of your exhaust, $10 says you blew a head gaskt.
My symptoms when I blew a head gasket 2 months ago: loss of coolant, rough idle and decreased performance, high temp and overheating, and smoke coming out the exhaust.
My symptoms when I blew a head gasket 2 months ago: loss of coolant, rough idle and decreased performance, high temp and overheating, and smoke coming out the exhaust.
