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Old 07-25-2003, 11:08 AM
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is my headgasket blown? my car started to sputter and it is all laggy... i've been burning oil and smoking, but now it's sputtering horribly.
Old 07-25-2003, 11:28 AM
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Take off the radiator cap, do you see oil in the coolant? Do you see grime and sludge all over your engine where the head meets the block?
Old 07-25-2003, 11:45 AM
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What color is the smoke?
Old 07-25-2003, 02:58 PM
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I just replaced my blown head gasket.... No oil in the coolant though. Thats odd maybe it was just my imagination.




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