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head gasket & how long can i go ---> (longish)
Posted by es (more from es) on Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:52:14
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i suspect a head gasket problem on my 90 900t (168k miles) - i opened the coolant tank cap w/ the engine cold (and unstarted for a week or so) to find that the tank was quite pressurised. the oil looked normal and the car fired up easily. a significant amount of white smoke was billowing out the tailpipe, but i attributed this to the weather and the fact that it had been sitting - after it warmed up, the white smoke disappeared for the most part, the exhaust never smelled like coolant. when looking at the coolant tank w/ the car running, i spotted a few small bubbles, so i revved the engine while watching the tank, which yielded a steady stream of small bubbles. power was normal, car feels great (i missed it! drove 1500 miles in a honda civic last week...) anyway, how quick will this get worse? i'm in walla walla, wa, and need to get to the portland airport (~300 miles) next wknd, then make the return trip... bad idea? **reallly** bad idea? i'm moving cross country in december, i assume this absolutely must be fixed before attempting anything like that, right? :) heheh... i'm a college kid, but i've got all the tools i think i'd need, and i figure i could do the job after thanksgiving in 3 weeks in the parking lot :) advice?
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