Blowing coolant out of my blow by tube.

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  1. Yard Dog64

    Yard Dog64 Bobtail Member

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    Any body ever used liquid head gasket repair, if so did it work and for how long?
     
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  3. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    Never have used it, but if you have a bad head gasket, I would not wast my money on it. Get it done right.
     
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  4. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    She's toasted. Mechanic in a bottle usually wrecks more stuff in the long run.
     
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  5. Final Drive

    Final Drive Road Train Member

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    I still keep a can of stop leak just to get me home ...
     
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  6. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Yea, its literally a "get to the nearest safe place and/or shop" additive. Long term it can damage stuff and may even take a minor failure and turn it into a major one. I keep a bottle in my rig sure. But only as a last resort.
     
  7. AModelCat

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    Now on to the obvious fact. Coolant is coming out the blow by pipe. Your oil is finished. Keep running it and you'll be in for a complete rebuild sooner than later.
     
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  8. John E.

    John E. Light Load Member

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    The O/O's above are correct, fix it right, won't take the pressure under heavy load.
     
  9. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    How far to get you home? I know some people have dumped their oil once that happened and run straight home good oil. One guy said he did two oil changes to get him self home. The antifreeze eats bearings and sucks in lubrication, so..... It's a dangerous game at this point.
     
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  10. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    When you get the rebuild done after you put a load of stop leak in you will get billed for a new rad. as well.
     
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  11. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    And 2 heater cores.
     
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