On 2011/07/06 0:38, John F Sandhoff wrote: > On Wed, 6 Jul 2011, richard bush wrote: > >> My car has been slow in starting. > > Ouch. > My guess: Blown head gasket (leaking cylinder compression pressurized > the cooling system and blew the coolant out) and hydrostatic lock > (cylinders filling with coolant). Ditto. Sorry to say I thought the same thing. Tom.