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Car fires won't start evo8
I parked my car last week and went to start it today. It turns over and fires but won't start. The radiator is pressuring up while trying to start it. I pull the radiator cap off to release the pressure. No water in oil either. Anyone no what to look for
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Fuel, compression, ignition.
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Okay, let me get this straight.. Car does not start.
you take the cap off the rad, and it pushes coolant out the rad?? If so, it is a head gasket..... |
Originally Posted by 4RETECH
(Post 10605677)
Okay, let me get this straight.. Car does not start.
you take the cap off the rad, and it pushes coolant out the rad?? If so, it is a head gasket..... |
Originally Posted by nateevo8
(Post 10606583)
correct and I thought it was a head gasket to but there is no coolant in the oil?
Headgaskets are not always coolant and oil mix. |
Originally Posted by 4RETECH
(Post 10606623)
Headgasket as your compression is pressurizing the coolant.
Headgaskets are not always coolant and oil mix. |
Yeah. I guess do a compression test and list the results.
Either way, they make testers and you can even put a gas analyzer near the coolant to see if it is a headgasket. |
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