kboehme

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sounds an awful lot like a head gasket.

moto96793

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yes irrrr, but as always, I would do everything I can in hopes it's NOT.

urusai808

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Stop running the car. Sound like a blown head gasket between the combustion chamber and cooling port. Symptoms usually are loosing coolant, white smoke and overheating. It can overheat right away or only during distant drives. Usually cause of damage is from initially over heating before like your broken radiator. When you run the car your getting the combustion gasses into the cooling system and corrosion may happen. This is worst case scenario of course. Compression test will tell.

STUBARU STI

I ran it briefly to check for leaks, then towed it everywhere else. I'm not driving it around. I unfortunately do not have a lot of time, being military I come and go frequently. It will probably sit for another few days before I can get it checked out. I am hoping it's something not as severe as a head gasket but fear the worst. I have spoken to a few people about running the tests and starting the work, just need to line something up once I am on island longer than 2-3 days. I appreciate all the help and recommendations.

STUBARU STI

So, they tested and inspected my car and confirmed it was a blown head gasket. Fortunately my insurance covered it due to the original radiator damage, unfortunately the shop can't work on it till May. I will have to wait a bit to get my baby back on the streets.

push2reloaded

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awesome that is gonna get taken care of.