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Old 10-21-2018, 07:48 PM
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Re: Might have a blown headgasket

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Originally Posted by 92 SVX View Post
combustion pressure leaks into the coolant system but the leak isn't big enough to let water go the other way, and if there is no where for the pressure to go it stays there. And last the fluid reacts to CO2 and O2, you can actually turn yellow fluid back to blue just by exposing it to oxygen.
Interesting on the fluid. Makes sense.

On the pressure, why wouldn't the cap bleed fluid to the overflow tank if there was pressure in the radiator? Maybe it was below the pressure setpoint of the cap? But it seemed like a lot of pressure when I opened the cap. Fluid spit out everywhere!
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