Hi ya
Head gasket or bad head?
I bought a 90 Loyale with a bad water pump and a recent overheating.
Replaced the water pump then 5 minutes after filling radiator, the combustion chamber of driver’s side cylinder closest to radiator completely fills with coolant requiring removal of spark plug. Isn’t this the first place that would crack when cold coolant is added to an overheated engine? Also the usual…
Steam out tailpipe
Coolant flowing out tailpipe after hydro-lock event
Coolant in oil but surprisingly not always
Exhaust gases out radiator
External oil leak from bottom of head gasket, top is dry
No oil in coolant but its not in there long enough to make sure
The other three cylinders have no water in them. The other head has no external oil leaks. If I start it right after adding water it will run. Is this a blown head gasket, warped head, cracked head, cracked block, a failed intake manifold gasket or all the above?
Im trying to get an idea before or if I take the head off
What do yaz think?