Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:04:36 -0400 From: "thompson" <thompson146removethisnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Someone break it to me slowly...
Thanx for the tip. I think I'll have it towed to the garage and have them check it out. I'm not sure I want to tackle the head stuff myself. Tried it once several years ago on a mazda and it didn't turn out well. I think I am encourage though that it my not be the block. I wish I had been paying attention to the temp gauge when I was driving!!! Hindsight 20-20! "danny" <dannynopsamia-espresso.com> wrote in message news:3B6DBD1C.D3F6059Enopsamia-espresso.com... > Unlikely to be either of these answers. In fact both answers strike me as > completely uninformed, sorry! If it was a faulty thermostat the car would start > fine when cold, with no real pressurisation in the expansion tank until warm. > The block is cast iron (if the same as a 9000), so a blown cylinder head > gasket/warped head is the most likely result of overheating. This could prevent > the car from starting, as the gasket/warp could be bridging cylinders, allowing > them to fill with water. Not the end of the world, a new gasket set and a head > skim more than likely, but a mechanic needs to confirm that before embarking on a > head gasket job. To get more clues, you need to find out what is in the water. > This can either be fuel/air or exhaust/air, depending on where the head gasket > has blown - adjacent to an inlet or exhaust valve, or both. There are simple > test kits that will tell you what's in the water. If the car started and was > running rough after the overheating this would also indicate a head gasket or > warped head, and also indicates that the engine wasn't seized. How far into the > red area did the temp guage go? Just in would be the gasket - to the top of the > red would probably indicate a warped head as well, in my opinion, and I'm nothing > more than a DIY person (who's done a few head gaskets!) > > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > > > > "Kenneth S." wrote: > > > VIKINGMAN wrote: > > > > > > "thompson" <thompson146removethisnopsamail.com> skrev i en meddelelse > > > news:tmqsn15cbhphc1nopsam.supernews.com... > > > > I'm wondering if it is the end of the line for my 88-900T. > > > > > > > > Last night while driving home the thing overheated BIG TIME. I didn't > > > > notice the gauge and by the time I pulled over the car was stalling and > > > > steam was everywhere. For a moment I thought maybe it was on fire but it > > > > was just a ton of steam. I've never seen anything like it in my life. > > > Got > > > > a tow home. Even started it to move it from the street to the driveway > > > when > > > > it got off the ramp truck. It started kind of rough and ran a bit rough. > > > > Only ran it for about 30 seconds though. Let it sit overnight and this > > > > morning filled the water and tried to start it. I'm scared because I > > > can't > > > > get it to start and the cooling system seems to pressurize while it is > > > > turning over. If I loosen the cap on the reservoir while trying to start > > > it > > > > the water will come bubbling out! Have I blown it? I am seriously > > > bumming. > > > > :( > > > > > > > > Any thoughts to save my baby would be appreciated! > > > > > > I'm sorry to tell you this, but yes! You've probably got a ruined > > > engineblock! > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > Isn't it possible that he just needs a new thermostat? > > -- > > > >
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