Sounds like a head gasket to me. Not major.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob P" <fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Cc: <unclecuda@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 10:28 PM
Subject: IML: What's wrong with my small block? (long)
> Just finished reading about poor Silver. I'm glad it looks like Mike is
> keeping her. Now for my misery....
> Some of you may remember I (boy genius) overheated my car by driving with
no
> coolant last week. Then I bypassed the heater, drove another 15 miles and
> it died again, dieseling for awhile before it would shut off.
> I went back to fix it and it leaked oil from the filter adapter. Changed
> the oil, changed the gasket and no more oil leak. Drove it about 4 minutes
> and it began to make a thunking sound. Turned out to be from the
radiator.
> Dumping water from the oil filter. Guy in Mieneke said you can't bypass
> the heater and therefore the pressure was too high. Added a new heater
> hose, again on my way. Car ran great for about six minutes, then if I
> missed a light the clunking would faintly begin, but go away when in
motion.
> It got worse. After about 12 minutes I saw coolant leaking out and
again
> pulled over. I assumed the problem was with the radiator.
> Pulled over, pop the hood and there is hissing from the valve covers, pull
> the pcv valve and breather and it is hissing out of there and white smoke
> (steam?) is slowly coming out and it seems to be under pressure. What
kind
> of major damage have I done to this beast?
> Do I have to buy a new engine?
> Car runs great, like new for six minutes at a time.
> Thanks for all replies. Thanks to everybody it doesn't leak oil, too bad
I
> still can't drive it :(
> Rob
>
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