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    Quote Originally Posted by DaRussian
    YOUR HEAD GASKET is gone! change the head gasket, or if u want to check - add water to the radiator and if its gonna start pushing it out that means u got a blown head gasket.!

    well i jus flushed and refilled the radiator fluid this morning and i left the cap off and at idle water was slowly being pushed out of the cap.. i have a 2 peice header and im missing the gasket to connect the two so its almost like open headers lol but could this be causing any damage ( im gettin some new ones tommorow)

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    Quote Originally Posted by j0nbunklah0m
    well i jus flushed and refilled the radiator fluid this morning and i left the cap off and at idle water was slowly being pushed out of the cap.. i have a 2 peice header and im missing the gasket to connect the two so its almost like open headers lol but could this be causing any damage ( im gettin some new ones tommorow)
    no it cant mess it up, is there water coming out where the headers connect?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaRussian
    no it cant mess it up, is there water coming out where the headers connect?
    nope jus some flames n some smoke

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    Quote Originally Posted by j0nbunklah0m
    nope jus some flames n some smoke
    if the header is not sealing so much you see flames an smoke, THAT is the problem.

    You are running open cylinder, not open header lol.

    the smoke you are seeing is prob unburnt fuel and exhaust gases.

    FIX THE HEADER.

    if the car isnt overheating its not a headdgasket


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    Quote Originally Posted by Batlground
    if the header is not sealing so much you see flames an smoke, THAT is the problem.

    You are running open cylinder, not open header lol.

    the smoke you are seeing is prob unburnt fuel and exhaust gases.

    FIX THE HEADER.

    if the car isnt overheating its not a headdgasket
    edit:: the flames come from where the 2 peice headers connect. where a gasket is supose to be
    smoke still comes through the muffler too though....

    but yea im getting some new headers installed tommorow.. thanks to i.a!


    n if the smoke doesnt clear up after i get the headers on.. .should i get a compression test done?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Batlground

    if the car isnt overheating its not a headdgasket
    Yes i forgot to mention that!
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