[s-cars] Now Blown head gasket - was : stumble and smoke at idle

[Bares, Vittorio]

I've also recently gone through the HG failure adventure. I did both the
compression and leak-down tests. Compression is a pretty simple test if
you can find someone to lend you the tool. Leak-down is the next step to
get a better idea of where the problem may be - but the Compression test
is quick and easy and will at least tell you if you need to look
further. Leak-down will give you more info and confidence that pulling
the head is a good idea.

Vittorio -

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Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 9:10 AM
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] Now Blown head gasket - was : stumble and smoke at
idle

Jamie,
Sorry to hear that.  I went through almost exactly the same symptoms
recently, and it turned out to a warped (beyond repair) head.

Stumble at start up, went away with a flick of the throttle.
Significant white smoke, but honestly not an exceptional amount.  Mine
started with a "coolant volcano" though and bloomed from there.
Coolant got darker, leaked out the top, bubbles in the coolant, all
that fun stuff.

I paid to have a guy check it out, and he confirmed it for me.  Might
be worth taking it to a good local shop if you can/don't want to do
the tests yourself/don't mind paying.  I didn't have access to that
kind of equipment.

Good luck...here's hoping it's something stupid like a loose hose
clamp or whatever!

-Andrew
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