[lukes_89]

hey guys had a friend call me yesterday saying her car had broken down and stopped inside the local cop shop. the problem was that the car over heated and the hose split and exploded they installed a new hose and then when they were driving it pulled over to a hissing noise and the pipe had been sucked in or something the hose also ballooned at some point. i changed the thermo stat over and then refilled the radiatior with the heater on and all, but then everything in the radiator just boiled and sprayed everywhere, so i pulled the thermo stat out and tried again same thing happened... can any one suggest what is wrong with the car and what needs to be replaced?? its a 86 laser

[royce]

the head gasket has blown and the cylinders are pumping into the cooling system and pressurizing it

[lukes_89]

ok thats not good :S is there anything else that could be causing the problem :S thanks royce

[Fluffy]

when its cold take the radiator cap off and give it a rev .. the coolant level should pull down .. means the water pump is working.. thats about it hey..

more than likely the head

[eldo]

Definately sounds like cooked motor. Take out the plugs and turn over the motor with the key. Watch out for high pressure water

[TZAR]

Is she hot?????

Royce will come and fix it for free if she is :-p

[royce]

Somewhat good point there Jock

[wyt91t]

could just be the water pump is gone if shes lucky

[MacDaddy]

Is the radiator clogged up at all ? Are the fins on the cores bent over ? When you take the radiator cap off, and look inside, may need a torch, can you see if the cores are blocked or open ?

[lukes_89]

hahahah royce im pretty sure you would run when you sore the huge ass boyfriend she has like omg hes massive fella hahaha and ill try pulling the plugs out when i see it next. and i was hoping it was just the water pump :S ill check it to thans for your help.

[gypsy]

some cars will do that if there is an air lock in it but yes i say head gasket is the water in the rad bubblen

[lukes_89]

yeh you fill it up and it boils and sprays every where! how hard and expensive is this to fix as we are all uni students its 86 laser carby. and they have only owned the car for 3 months.

[Scrawny]

Its gonna cost more than the car is worth. Find another cheapy and dump this one

[lukes_89]

yep i think i will inform them of this :S