GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005) Discussion about the second generation GS300, GS400 and GS430 (1998 - 2005)

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Old 01-07-18, 07:57 AM
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Sounds like he's hoping for blown HG so he has a reason to swap...
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Old 01-07-18, 08:28 AM
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Old 01-10-18, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
OMG, why so vague! Post what the problem was!
What is vague??? I posted exactly what I know!! I was never told what the "problem" was so how do you expect me to say what it was? I'm sure I mentioned that I don't know about cars, so I could only go off of what I was told!
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Old 01-10-18, 02:37 PM
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I'm about to take my hiatus again. I can't take these thread anymore.
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Old 01-10-18, 06:38 PM
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Your never had a problem to begin with. Now what happens when you put water in a pot on the stove and you let it boil? It gets hot and evaporates. Same problem you had. Instead of you pouring coolant in your system you adding water daily as you state. All it was doing was getting hot and evaporating causing your temp gauge to go high and you overheating. Drain everything out, put the proper mixture that's needed then burp the system to release air bubbles and enjoy your car.
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Old 01-11-18, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by silverbul
Your never had a problem to begin with. Now what happens when you put water in a pot on the stove and you let it boil? It gets hot and evaporates. Same problem you had. Instead of you pouring coolant in your system you adding water daily as you state. All it was doing was getting hot and evaporating causing your temp gauge to go high and you overheating. Drain everything out, put the proper mixture that's needed then burp the system to release air bubbles and enjoy your car.
Exactly. This is something I didn't know. Apart from the cracked radiator ( I did see the crack), and the switch (because the fan wasn't turning on)
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Old 01-11-18, 09:00 AM
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Only water that you need to add is distilled water. Regular tap water has lead in it and causes rust. The overheating problem cracked your radiator. That evaporated water pressure build up had to escape somewhere. Either a hose or radiator had to go.
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Old 01-11-18, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 100bajan
I know nothing about cars or how to tell if it really is blown. There is no smoke coming from the exhaust, no shaking, no nothing. What are some tell signs of a blown head gasket?
Do a dye test to detect exhaust gas in the coolant.
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Old 01-11-18, 10:16 AM
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Issue resolved....(whatever it was). This is now closed!
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