possible blown Head Gasket

2Fast2Furious · 12-10-2009, 08:04 PM

My water reservoir never warms up is this right?

I drained the radiator and the coolant was cyrstal clear (pink yes).

I think the engine plug bolt head has been snapped off before because were it should be there is a screw headless bolt hanging out (maybe I'm mistaken and can't find it from top view).

Should I disconnect the hose at the rear them to drain the engine?

The water from the reservoir never drained when I drained the radiator, is this because the pump pumps it out?

Next I filled radiator with water, switched engine on, no change to reservoir, so I undid the plug a little and waited while some water drained, no change to reservoir. How can I get pump to pump water from reservoir to see if it is working?

The radiator gets very hot, I know this is normal but it steams alot. Is this a sign of a leaky radiator or a bad radiator? Why does my thero also read normal?

12-10-2009, 08:04 PM	#29
2Fast2Furious 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 60	My water reservoir never warms up is this right? I drained the radiator and the coolant was cyrstal clear (pink yes). I think the engine plug bolt head has been snapped off before because were it should be there is a screw headless bolt hanging out (maybe I'm mistaken and can't find it from top view). Should I disconnect the hose at the rear them to drain the engine? The water from the reservoir never drained when I drained the radiator, is this because the pump pumps it out? Next I filled radiator with water, switched engine on, no change to reservoir, so I undid the plug a little and waited while some water drained, no change to reservoir. How can I get pump to pump water from reservoir to see if it is working? The radiator gets very hot, I know this is normal but it steams alot. Is this a sign of a leaky radiator or a bad radiator? Why does my thero also read normal? Last edited by 2Fast2Furious; 12-10-2009 at 08:07 PM.