Gas Smell in Radiator?..........

[legotech7]

This may be a first, I just got my oil changed at my mechanics shop, when he says I might have another problem, that I need a head gasket and there is a smell coming through the radiator, that is a gas smell.

So I asked If I could smell at the radiator nozzle and shure enough, it smelled like gas and that I need to replace the head gasket. I never heard of this. They did a pressure test and said that there was a leak some where.

Is wasn't leaking into the crank case and it's not leaking antifreez in the case either. Can anyone explaine on what it might be and what I might need to do?

Thanks Legotech7

[old_master]

Originally Posted by legotech7

....This may be a first,

If there's fuel in the coolant, and he says that a blown head gasket caused it, it's a first all right! First thing you need to do is find a new technician! It is possible that exhaust gas is in the coolant, (that can be confirmed with a gas analyzer), and a blown head gasket could very well be the cause.