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smoke out the radiator cap

Old Jun 5, 2017 | 08:06 PM
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smoke out the radiator cap


^ i got home and found heard coolant bubbling so i popped the hood and found my coolant overflow fool and it was bubbling.


See video attached, I started it up and found smoke out the radiator. The oil is the correct cooler, the exhaust is normal, it starts and runs normal, and the coolant is the proper color also.


Anyone have any ideas?
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Old Jun 5, 2017 | 08:43 PM
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Head gasket or cracked head. cylinder gases escaping into coolant, head or block. Also, wrong forum!
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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 05:26 AM
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Combustion gas into the coolant from somewhere, usually head gasket or hopefully not a crack.
You can do a combustion gas leak​ test to the coolant but it is pretty obvious.
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Old Jun 7, 2017 | 09:40 AM
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Head gasket or cracked head.

Tell us about the conversion.
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