[Healeys] still overheating

[Bob Spidell]

Hate to say it, but an overheating issue that happens suddenly like that 
could be a blown head gasket.  There are test kits for exhaust gasses in 
the coolant, and you could start with a compression test.

These guys are pretty good:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Bob


On 9/24/2018 8:19 PM, i erbs wrote:
> My car was running great...
> In june it was running hot on  our trip to Victoria BC. It had been 
> running around 185. On trip it started running up to 212 and then way 
> hot after parking.
> The car has continued to behave this way all summer. I replaced the 
> newish radiator cap topped up and went for a drive tonight. 64 degrees 
> ambient temp.
> Drove for 30 miles and stopped to check. Temp went past 220 and water 
> began to flow out the overflow tube and some squirted out of the hose 
> fitting and water pooled around the bottom of the filler neck.
> So why would start doing this after running cool and fine for a year 
> or so?  I'm going to see if I can borrow a pump to check the radiator 
> neck for poor cap fitting. I don't understand what would cause it to 
> happen?
> Sorry, I have to mention that the thermostat opened at about 168 
> degrees and water flowed through the system
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
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