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Small leak in my radiator over this last summer, so i just kept a gallon of water in the car and filled it when low. (So no antifreeze at all). Winter- water pump frozen solid while driving= water FLOWING out of timing belt cover. And engine timing knocked outa the park. My diagnosis- may need new water pump, definitely water pump gasket and timing belt.

 

It still runs, but rough. No white smoke.

 

My question: is it still possible i blew a head gasket, even with no smoke??

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You froze the engine and block. I'm not sure why the engine timing is knocked out, but you could have done all sorts of injury with a frozen block, including cracking it if a freeze plug didnt pop.

 

SUbarus don't smoke when they blow a HG most the time, but they will blow fluid out of the radiator.

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if water froze then anything is possible. 

 

it's been below freezing many times and down to negative 10 out here, i suspect the same there - so who knows how many freeze cycles it's had?

 

the heads have freeze plugs in them i believe, so if those are popped they'll need replaced. i've never seen it but others have talked about it on rare occasion.

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Small leak in my radiator over this last summer, so i just kept a gallon of water in the car and filled it when low. (So no antifreeze at all). Winter- water pump frozen solid while driving= water FLOWING out of timing belt cover. And engine timing knocked outa the park. My diagnosis- may need new water pump, definitely water pump gasket and timing belt.

It still runs, but rough. No white smoke.

My question: is it still possible i blew a head gasket, even with no smoke??

Dude, you should have spent just a little more time with the car instead of the girl.

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