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Old 08-04-2011 | 12:15 AM
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Head gasket blown?

The other night i was driving back home and right when i got home i noticed that under my hood it was steaming up a storm. It came from the front area of the cylinder head. My motor has been smoking every time i start it and has been getting worse and the coolant vanishes and when i turn off the motor it starts bubbling after a little while of it running. I am just trying to make sure that it could be the head gasket before tearing a part the motor i havent shot nitrous through it yet and dont want to if the gasket is gone.
Old 08-04-2011 | 01:56 AM
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Re: Head gasket blown?

Open the hood, start car and see where steam is coming from
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