Sweet, that's awesome. I just had the engine rebuilt last summer, what would make it blow this soon? I'm going to try to have the rad. pressure checked or a chemical test to see if there is any exhaust gases in the coolant. I'm going to try and get it done this week if possible. Would I be able to tell if it's a gasket by doing this? Talk soon

M

 

Did you take it back in and have the head retorqued after a break-in period when you had the engine rebuilt? I don't remember the actual mileage (500 maybe?), but I think with a stock headgasket and stock head bolts you need to have the head retorqued after a break in period since things tend to shift around a bit. LCEngineering (and I imagine many other places) carry studs and head gaskets that are supposed to take a torque and not lose it and don't require having it retorqued later.
Hopefully, you luck out and there is some other mysterious problem.

 

I didn't have the head bolts retorqued, didn't know I had to, and the people that rebuilt it didnt' say anything of course. I'm hoping it's not a head gasket. Do you think it could be the water pump?
Thanks in advance

M

 

I wouldn't think it could be the water pump. If the water pump had failed it would be overheating and if it failed enough, you would hear the death knell of the bearings or even the horrid sound of the impellers grinding against the block.

 

So I should have a flow test, and a pressure test done on my rad. ? Maybe that'll shine some light on the problem?

M

 

If you replaced the radiator cap then somehow air/gas is forcing its way into the cooling system and displacing the coolant inside the system. The only thing I can think of is a HG leak. Anyone else have any possible solutions for a cooling system overpressure?

I doubt it is the waterpump.....how does the coolant look? Rusty?
If the coolant was always clean I doubt there could be enough corrosion to eat the impeller.
Maybe a lack of flow is causing the coolant to boil but a flow check will solve that.

 

I wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped me out with their suggestions on my problem. I have recently found out by that of a chem. test that my head gasket had a crack in it. Luckily the engine is still under waranty so it's on the shops bill and not mine. Thanks again

M

 

Glad to hear you were able to get it figured out before something really bad happened to it. Being under warranty is a huge bonus!
You might see if they'll let you throw in some extra $$ and have the head bolts replaced with ARP studs. Just make sure they know the right torque specs! I wanted to reemphasize the studs because used head bolts can stretch and could be part of why the headgasket failed so soon.
I hope it is all smooth sailing from here on out

 

I agree, either get new head bolts or new studs!!!!!
Do not let them reuse the old ones!