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<blockquote data-quote="antny024" data-source="post: 1040223" data-attributes="member: 75533"><p>You can and should have a compression test done if you believe there is head gasket damage. Do you see coolant in the oil?? You cannot properly diagnose the cooling system with bad or failed parts ie: broken thermostat housing bolt. However slight, that broken bolt is not allowing the cooling system work properly (leak) or build up the correct amount of pressure due to a leak. If you are having to add coolant. Where is the coolant going? Do you see a leak on the ground? When the thermostat housings leak, they usually drip into the valley between the cylinder heads, and you won't see a "leak" until that level gets high enough to spill out. If you are handy replacing the thermostat housing and water pump are not that difficult. If so here is a tip. Remove the alternator, then remove the alternator bracket as well as the idler pulley. It will make it MUCH easier to access the thermostat housing AND the water pump. ALWAYS replace EVERY rubber hose you remove!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="antny024, post: 1040223, member: 75533"] You can and should have a compression test done if you believe there is head gasket damage. Do you see coolant in the oil?? You cannot properly diagnose the cooling system with bad or failed parts ie: broken thermostat housing bolt. However slight, that broken bolt is not allowing the cooling system work properly (leak) or build up the correct amount of pressure due to a leak. If you are having to add coolant. Where is the coolant going? Do you see a leak on the ground? When the thermostat housings leak, they usually drip into the valley between the cylinder heads, and you won't see a "leak" until that level gets high enough to spill out. If you are handy replacing the thermostat housing and water pump are not that difficult. If so here is a tip. Remove the alternator, then remove the alternator bracket as well as the idler pulley. It will make it MUCH easier to access the thermostat housing AND the water pump. ALWAYS replace EVERY rubber hose you remove!! [/QUOTE]
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