87 turbo

[tingboy]

Originally Posted by ItsOthatOguy

Yes that's what I mean. No I didn't drive it, but it started and I drove it the quarter mile back to my house and it drove just fine. it didn't overheat, but when it got to normal operating temperature, it would steam from a small hole in the radiator. I would run it about 5-10 minutes before it would shut down. It's a 5-spd manual

hmm... i would definitely do a compression check in the cylinders.
chances are the gasket may have warped due to the overheat... maybe.
since you don't know the history of the car, it'll be a little hard to tell.
with what you posted about the radiator hose leak, it may very well be an issue of overheating. damage over time could have warped the head gasket, but doesn't explain how you were able to run it for 5-10 minutes before... unless perhaps those last minutes was when it happened.

in the meantime, i would highly suggest you contact the seller to see if you can get some type of history of it. most sellers would see this as threatening, but make sure you reassure them that the deal's complete, and you understand the car is yours, and that you are merely calling to assist on a current problem you have with the car. maybe say you're desperate or something.