I think my headgasket finally went :cry:

[KatWoman]

Long story short...my car overheated today when pulling into my driveway after a short delay in traffic...fatal accident down the road from my house. So I popped the hood (after shutting down the car) and heard loud bubbling noises. Later on after the car cooled off I checked my fluid...oil looks/smells fine, level good. OPened the radiator cap to see if fluid was even getting there and waddayaknow.....the creamy white stuff.....no, guys, not that creamy white stuff...you pervs Foamy white stuff means bad news.



and the cap has a nice build up underneath



So I guess the smart thing would be to park my beast til my $$ for parts gets in then have a motor teardown party. Fortunately I can hitch a ride with Alex to work, but will have to find another way to school....probably walk since the school is only a mile away. This sucks

[Jay!]

Sorry, that sucks. Time to invest $10 in a scooter?

[KatWoman]

LOLOLOL I do have rollerblades but I am not as skilled (or in as good of shape) as I was 10 years ago :o

[Steel]

maybe you should UNinvest in a neon

[KatWoman]

I like my green beast too much and it's paid off. $600-700 in parts now is easier than another $15-20,000 loan for another 5 years. I knew this was coming back when we put this motor in 3 years ago. Neons that rolled off the line before 10 or 11/98 had faulty HG's. The motor came out of a '98 Neon. Its been going since last July, but now has gotten to the point where now it's time to finally replace it. According to some people over on Neons.org I am not doing bad, one guy said he did a HG job for a kid and his fluids were literally like pudding and he spent a lot of time and bottles of chemicals cleaning it up. He said I should be fine with fixing it then getting a radiator flush afterward. It's still drivable but I don't want to risk overheating it more. Once for a few seconds was enough At worst I will be carpooling for a week or a little more. At least this happened now while weather is still nice.