over heat question @ late night

[llozll]

left the car at the location about 50mi away from home.
shit, i had to call my friend up for a ride home around 2am.
to list the problems im having with my car,
they are simply:

-over heating,
-unstable idle,
-white smoke from exhaust while the car is parked(as its engine's running)
-ticking sound while acceleration.

well i checked coolant tank, and it was kinda empty, so i refilled it w/ some coolant which i bought from gas station immediately. however, after i refilled the coolant, it seems like idle is unstable and the car still getting over heated again.

by simply lookin' at those facts, what are the suspects you guys would look up first? could it be water pump?

any help will be appreciated.

thank you,


O J

[Chrischeezer]

7m terminology:bhg

sounds like a Blown Head Gasket to me...

[HalveBlue]

I second that. Check your headgasket.

[Phlip]

I third that, in fact, my head gasket is going in this week

[Gnnr]

Yep, sorry bro. White smoke + overheating = blown headgasket. Make sure your oil level is normal, check to see if its wattery looking. Check for chocolate looking coolant in the radiator and coolant tank. A compression test should tell you for sure though.

[llozll]

thanks for the help, guys.

will check today and let's see what happens.

thanks,


O J

[Vagrant02_DRFT]

check your compression. sounds like a blown head gasket.

[Vagrant02_DRFT]

check your oil. thats why it may be making that ticking noise.