yugo4life
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- Joined
- Apr 29, 2009
- Location
- Peoria, IL
I just purchased a 1984 244 GL in October to serve as my DD. There was a known coolant leak when I bought it and the PO admitted that he had added stop leak to the system. I have daily driven it for about a month with no issues (except for the 1000's of known issues), but this week I have blown off the radiator overflow hose 3 times. When I first got it, I drained/flushed the coolant to get rid of the stop leak knowing I would just live with the leak until I could fix it. Since then, I have noticed an oily substance in the coolant, but I can't tell if it is residual stop leak or oil. I have checked the oil level every day and have not noticed water in it or the oil level drop. I will do a compression check tonight or see if my borescope can see anything. Could my radiator cap be bad? I have noticed it get hot, but only after the overflow hose has popped off and dumped my coolant.
I am pretty sure it is the head gasket, but I am hoping it is something else. This is my first 240 and I have not learned all their quirks yet.
I am pretty sure it is the head gasket, but I am hoping it is something else. This is my first 240 and I have not learned all their quirks yet.