chris78
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- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.6l
- Transmission
- Automatic
My bii overheated while I was flushing the radiator in preparation to replace the cooling system. I pulled over and let it cool down. turned out to be a busted hose. Was able to get it back with out letting it get hot again, ran fine, but blew a little white smoke. So I went ahead and put all the parts on, fired it up and drove it around, no white smoke, it disappeared.. The next day I noticed i'm losing a lot of coolant, and the engine seems muffled when accelerating, sometimes the power is low. I noticed a little foam under oil cap, the dip stick looks clean, but its gained a few quarts... I did a compression test after warming the engine and I got between 140 and 150 on all cylinders. I plan to pull the heads off. It also blew a lot of white smoke while warming the engine up.
Any ideas on where I could be losing the coolant and what to look for when I pull the heads? Is it possible its just the head gasket and valve seals? I've been around the engine and don't see anything leaking while its running. If it turns out to be a cracked head, I could throw another $500 in new heads for it, but wondering if its worth it.
Any ideas on where I could be losing the coolant and what to look for when I pull the heads? Is it possible its just the head gasket and valve seals? I've been around the engine and don't see anything leaking while its running. If it turns out to be a cracked head, I could throw another $500 in new heads for it, but wondering if its worth it.