OT: Symptoms of headgasket failure?

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

  The coolant mixture will disintegrate over time to a small degree.  40% or 
so is water, and so therefore it will go away over time...  However, it is 
still possible that you have a headgasket problem...  Does it spew out steam 
for a longer period of time or more than normal?  Has your coolant cap blown?  
Does your coolant reservoir bubble with the engine running (be very careful 
removing a hot cap)...  Try these things, and see what occurs...

HTH

David

Quoting C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com>:

> 
> 
> 
> Okay, just a question, what are the symptoms of headgasket failure? The only
> 
> one we've had go was a diesel, and it was a dramatic failure, white smoke, 
> coolant pouring out the tailpipe, etc. Can it have more subtle symptoms? The
> 
> reason I ask is our (ex)  PT Cruiser was consuming some coolant, without any
> 
> noticeable drips. Just curious about where the possible places were that it 
> may have been going, it was getting traded so we never bothered to test 
> compression.
> Cathy
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