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Re: Might have a blown headgasket
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Originally Posted by SURTEESS
Have you recently changed cooling fluid ?
If so then you need to burb the system, normally by jacking up the car (from front or rear - someone else confirm which one).
Then while jacked up fill the cooling areas...
I find it interesting that the radiator is low and the overflow is ok ? - is the rubber pipe between them blocked or split, as the overflow should take up the lack of any water in the radiator.
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Jack up the front of the car as high as you can. Tom Krynock used to use his frame lift and raise the front of the SVX as high as possible, leaving the rear wheels on the ground. Even driving up onto ramps or jackstands works.
I had a shop use this tool on my Outback with great results. Uses vacuum to exacuate all the air from the cooling system and draw in 100% new coolant without air pockets.
https://www.amazon.com/UView-550000-.../dp/B0002SRH5G
See the video here of how it works.
https://youtu.be/_WCRcuCZI50
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Last edited by svxcess; 09-03-2018 at 09:45 AM.
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