Might be my head gasket. Your thoughts?

94pony

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So I have been having a problem with my car running hot. I replaced my whole cooling system. Nice that it was all under lifetime warranty from oriellys. Didnt help.

Then I thought about this yawning sound that my car makes right after I turn it off and now I think it might be my head gasket. What do you guys think?

 

nunly94gt

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Have you put a pressure tester on it yet?

Is there any smoke coming out the tailpipe?

Any coolant in the oil?

 

94pony

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nunly94gt said:

Have you put a pressure tester on it yet?

Is there any smoke coming out the tailpipe?

Any coolant in the oil?

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No smoke, no mixing of fluids, I am doing a compression text here in a hour. Any suggestions?

 

67coupe

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If the compression test comes out good.

AutoZone.com | BlockTester | BlockTesterTestFluid

Test for combustion gases in cooling system.

 

94pony

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Well I just noticed my floor is wet on the passenger side. Do you guys think my heater core could be causing all this? Also there is a product called Blue Devil Engine and cooling system sealant. Would you recommend using it?

 

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Heater core sounds right, replace it, that's the best thing... or since its summer you can bypass it until it gets cooler outside.

 

94pony

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LiquidGT said:

Heater core sounds right, replace it, that's the best thing... or since its summer you can bypass it until it gets cooler outside.

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Liquid Gt perfect answer, I didnt even thank about bypassing it. But do you think that is the problem behind my cooling problem? Maybe because it was not a sealed system???? Thanks

 

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If the leaky heater core is letting air in/coolant out and not holding pressure then it could be your problem.