head gasket failure question "help"

head gasket failure question "help"

08-03-2001, 05:55 AM

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ramman

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head gasket failure question "help"

This morning my truck temperature went to red and coasting at idle didn't cool it down,made it to a water hose and sprayed the raditor down but there was a stream of antifreeze coming from what appears to be the head gasket at the number three cylinder,above the freeze out plug.After spraying the raditor and getting it to cool down enough to remove the cap I added some water and drove the three miles home and discovered the stream had stoped,the temp gauge was at the normal 185 and no leak,seems odd that it would have stoped leaking,I haven't driven it any more today but will try tomorrow.Any thoughts or previous experiences of others greatly appericated.

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