Caboobaroo Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I noticed today that the Brat was smokin a little after I started it up and let it warm up a bit. Seems usual since its below 32* here. Started driving home from work after I let it warm up a bit and I swear I smelled antifreeze. First thing that pops into my head..... headgaskets.... I get home, pop the hood and take off the radiator cap with it running. Antifreeze is low. Another sign that its a possible headgasket. I take a big whiff of inside the radiator and what does it smell like? Exhaust fumes...... So since I'm going to be doing an oilpan gasket on it, might as well do headgaskets right? The only bad part of this? There's 2" of snow on the gorund outside and its colder in my garage then it is outside. So I guess it might have to wait for a little while:-\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I love your outlook. People on the next gen forum are freaking out when the head gasket goes. The only thing you can think of that's bad about it is that there's snow on the ground and its 5 degrees outside... :clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Time for a heater! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 well I went to pick up one of my roomates a couple hours after I got off work and it was smoking even worse then my trip home from work. I was thinking that its probably more likely an intake gasket since I used some cheap ones from Advance when I swapped intakes onto this current engine. Plus, from the amount its smoking, it would have blown a headgasket pretty good and since it doesn't seem to be gurgling into the radiator, leads me to believe that its probably an intake gasket as well. That and I smelled the inside of the radiator and it actually smells more like unburnt fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Johnson Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Compression test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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