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Old 02-27-2016, 04:16 PM   #1
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Blown head gasket?

So about 2 weeks ago I was riding in my Cobra and doing some spirited driving and may have missed a gear. So with all the extra rpm I discovered there was much smoke and antifreeze everywhere. I found that a coolant line had blown off. The cooling system is not the factory system and it has the thermostat in the upper hose. That is where the line popped loose. I am hoping I'm worrying over nothing, but I'm concerned a head gasket may have gone. From what I've read sometimes boost gets in to the coolant and can blow a hose off. Below are pictures of some of the special Evans waterless coolant that is straight out of the bottle and some that I pulled from the reservoir. I don't have any coolant leaks or smoke from the exhaust that I can tell. I also bought a block tester and the fluid never changed color, but I've also read that they can be inaccurate.

Here you can see the coolant lines. The line that goes to the crossover is the one that blew off.



Here is fresh coolant compared to coolant that I pulled out of the reservoir.






I pulled the dipstick and the oil looks ok. I'll probably do an oil change soon just to take a look at the oil also.

So is that normal for coolant to turn from being so clear to being cloudy like that?

Thanks in advance
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Old 02-27-2016, 04:20 PM   #2
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Old 02-28-2016, 12:10 PM   #3
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Re: Blown head gasket?

Just do a leak down test. ..you will know right away then
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