Re: my troubles continue

["Bill Collins" <photo@intrex.net>]

I once blew a head gasket on a Rabbit.  It was bad enough to overheat the engine, but didn't make any visible exhaust steam except when idling at high elevations.

Bill

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "doug c." <scirocco16v@europe.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 10:46:10 -0400 (EDT)

>i just replaced the coolant less than a 1000 miles ago when i did my last oil change, and i'm pretty sure the coolant level is fine, i've been checking it regularly...
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>if i had blown my head gasket, wouldn't i be getting a lot of white smoke out of the tailpipe? is there any other way of telling if i blew the head gasket?  also, what causes this?
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>TIA everyone
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>-doug
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>------Original Message------
>From: Captnbr@aol.com
>To: scirocco16v@europe.com, scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>Sent: September 22, 2000 1:15:16 PM GMT
>Subject: Re: my troubles continue
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>In a message dated 9/21/2000 10:41:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>scirocco16v@europe.com writes:
>
><< .the temp light also comes on about thirty seconds after it's been 
>running, and its a little louder than before...i >>
>
>Oh no.  Sounds like you might have blown the head gasket.  That would make 
>sense from the symptoms you describe.  Sounds different, no power, temp light 
>coming on.  Is there any coolant in the tank, better yet is there any coolant 
>in the oil.  Has the car over heated recently? Good luck.
>
>Brian 86 16v
>http://hometown.aol.com/captnbr/myhomepage/auto.html
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