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Old Dec 8, 2001 | 02:59 PM
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think i blew a head gasket

well, i was out crusing last night, and all of a sudden i have no acceloration, no power, it died twice, it would start get up to about 1500rpm, and die, took about ten times of that, and oil is leaking when i do sharp turns, and the exhaust was whitter than normal yesterday

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Old Dec 8, 2001 | 03:44 PM
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Check for coolant in the oil (it will look milky), do a compression test, and check the pressure on the radiator.

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Old Dec 8, 2001 | 08:44 PM
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Also, look for oil in the coolant.. pop the radiator cap and see if there's any oil floating around.

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