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When head gaskets attack!
Well it finally happened to me. I noticed that my car began over heating and sputtering yesterday evening, so I brought it home, parked it and figured I'd let it cool and check it out later. When I popped the radiator cap today, I found that the water was low. I looked around but found no signs of a water leak then I immediately went into denial about the possibility of having a bad head gasket. I decided this was a good time to get lunch... in my wife's car. After lunch (Mmm... Taco Bell) I filled the CRX up with water and started it up. After the usual blue smoke (caused by the bad valve guides) it stopped smoking like a BBQ and I thought everything would be fine (note aforementioned denial). I was wrong. After letting the car idle for a while it started blowing white smoke... lots of white smoke... It was blowing like a tea kettle. Damn, I was hoping my motor would last until I was able to swap in my D16A1.
I guess there is really no point to this post, I just wanted to vent a little steam.
HA!
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