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Does A Cracked Head cause Overheating?

Discussion in 'General' started by social, Jan 27, 2009.

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    Hey guys,
    I know it aint a commodore but my falcon seems to be overheating and ive flushed the radiator and im looking for a reason for it to be overheating, like i know its been 40degrees today but previous 35+ days has had no problems. Could it be a cracked head?
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    Is it going redline or where on the temp gauge is the needle going to?
     
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    If you are adding coolant every day - bubbles in the radiator (cap of when cold), could well be cracked head.

    The old Fordies are well known for it
     
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    yea it gets hot not really fast but gradually and im turning on the heater to keep it low as possible. what other things point to a cracked head? anything performancewise?
     
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    take the oil cap off, look inside the cap,
    crack head or blown gasket will cause it to create thick cream like crap under it

    might missfire as a plug is wet and steam will come out of the exhaust

    when i cracked the head on my vl the only way i could get it to run was by putting a hose pipe into the radiator, it was flowing just as quick back out of the exhaust
     
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    thanks mate il check it out :) :thumbsup:
     

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