Car runs fine, coolant boils out 1-5 minutes after shutting off engine. On
a long trip (60 minutes) I notice steam coming from the hood. Tempature
gague goes normal. Temp sensor, thermostat and water-pump have all been
changed. Fuses and relays checked and found to be OK. Best advice from
friends is its just an air-lock that needs working out. Starting to be
awhile so either I'm not tackling the problem correctly or it might be
something else (warped head) putting extra pressure into the coolant. But
as the head-gasket was just changed I want to make sure I've eliminated the
simplest problem before going down that road again.
Shep - 25 Jun 2006 15:48 GMT
How about the radiator cap holding pressure? And the car/engine is?
> Car runs fine, coolant boils out 1-5 minutes after shutting off engine.
> On a long trip (60 minutes) I notice steam coming from the hood.
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> coolant. But as the head-gasket was just changed I want to make sure I've
> eliminated the simplest problem before going down that road again.
Shep - 25 Jun 2006 15:48 GMT
Didn't see the car in the post header.
> Car runs fine, coolant boils out 1-5 minutes after shutting off engine.
> On a long trip (60 minutes) I notice steam coming from the hood.
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> coolant. But as the head-gasket was just changed I want to make sure I've
> eliminated the simplest problem before going down that road again.
ds549@webtv.net - 26 Jun 2006 14:44 GMT
had this problem,after checking the easy things , i
found i had blown head gasket. had the head surfaced and put her back
together... get er done!!!!
http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm
rambler60@webtv.net - 29 Jun 2006 02:14 GMT
Did you figure it out yet? My car does the same thing - see
overheating post - I 'googled' my problem and it still sounds like the
head gasket. But you said you changed that so now is it a cracked head?
Sorry but read what it says on google and maybe you'll see your options.
My car's heater core gave out and it overheated the engine big time - so
I guess I have a blown head gasket - parked the car.