Blown Head Gasket/ Preffered help, please

[Trey97]

Sorry heres the pic https://www.dropbox.com/s/b9sab5nqosglsqo/2016-04-15%2017.55.17.jpg?dl=0

 

[Trey97]

Sorry s***'s really rough for you man. You're definitely not having a good week. Hopefully, we can help you get this car fixed so you can keep making things better for yourself. Fixing these cars is very doable if you follow the advice of the people here who know their s***. The credit card thing is a bind, but get back to us if you can find a way to do it. We got this thing.

Ok thanks. I will be sure to inform you all if i do get some money in my pocket.

 

[TheSwapnessMonster]

What Mr. Giggles was saying is that you should fill the system full of water and run the car at idle for a while and feel the hoses to get a sense of their temperature. That's a good way to troubleshoot the radiator on the cheap!

 

[mazdadude]

Well put Trey, it is not easy for some of us to put things into words like that, but it is obvious that you are an intelligent and thoughtful person.

I am certain that there is somebody on these forums nearby you, that has a capacity to assist you in troubleshooting and repairing. When I was young, I helped out after school at a private Mazda Shop, to help fund some repairs that I needed performed on my first Mazda's. While cleaning the shop, I also did a lot of learning, and observing...

Some PUBLIC LIBRARIES actually have tool rentals for the diagnostic tools you are looking for. Just another idea...

I think you should put a thread on here, and in the regional board asking for help in the Pittsburgh area...

Glad you are a fighter, keep on fighting and pressing forward...

 

[pcb]

.... And i cant pull the hose off, as when i tried, there was a bunch of coolant dripping out of it...

Grab the hose with a pliers where the clamp was on it and twist (don't pull) that breaks the hose loose so you can pull it off. The hose gets kinda "glued" or "fused" to the pipe and needs to be broken free.

 

[MrGiggles]

Thanks. And actually my first intentions with this car was to suip it up for race track racing over time. I wanted to make it my project car. But thats not gonna happen anytime soon, sadly. And again before i bought this car its been sitting for a year and a half with the spare tire on it, and that was flat. Last time its been inspected was 2014. I bought it a week after New Years. And it sat up at my place since last month. And i cant pull the hose off, as when i tried, there was a bunch of coolant dripping out of it. And plus i have no extentions to get the back bolts. It was bad enough i had to bemd the hell out of the hot plate because the bolts were rusted shut, literally. I honestly think the thermostat may be clogged as when i pulled the upper hose off, the upper plastic of the tube was chipped off and was terrible. Heres the picture of the upper radiator tube with the hose off
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5b8emwvfnc3i7hl/2016-04-15 17.48.13.jpg?dl=0

And here is the lower radiator hose partially off where the coolant was dripping from, theres a bumch of green ish white powder that was around that hose inside.

Get yourself a drain pan, or slice the side out of an old oil or coolant bottle, then drain the radiator. There is a small plastic phillips head drain screw in the bottom of the radiator, accessible from under the car. Once the radiator is empty, you can yank the hose off.

 

[ReginaldWagon]

Mama Bear here. Guys, this car is unsafe. As the OP has stated it will not pass inspection and therefore should not be on the road. Wanting a car is a pretty common thing, however, what is also common is more kids these day die in accidents because they are driving unsafe vehicles. He should scrap the car and get a bicycle or some form of transportation he can afford. When I was younger than him I rode a Honda around, it was cheap to maintain and insure. Granted this is a long time ago, but even then my insurance coverage was only $15/month through Progressive. Sell the car to a salvage yard promptly and use the money for a bus pass before the vehicle is worthless.

I see a lot of kids his age that either stopped caring or were self-entitled brats to begin with. You know where they are? Jail. You know where they're going in life? Prison. Every single one of them lacks the motivation to better themselves and blames everyone and everything but themselves for their situation. I commend the OP for not resorting to crime to fund a car, but any prospective employer is going to find his attitude undesirable. You don't need a car or a phone to get a job -- you need two legs and a positive attitude. Don't wait for an employer to call you, they usually won't. Walk over to places you have applied and inquire in person regarding your application, let them know how motivated you are to work for them. They're more likely to remember your face than another prospective employee they talked to on the phone. Keep doing it until you get a job, eventually someone will recognize the value in you as a motivated worker and hire you.

 

[pcb]

Just in case our OP wants to be a lawbreaking redneck....

 

[ReginaldWagon]

PCB, it's against the law because it's a public safety issue. Encouraging a teenager to engage in reckless and unlawful behavior isn't the right thing to do. Someone who knowingly drives an unsafe vehicle, especially without insurance, is selfish and reckless -- they are no different than a drunk who gets behind the wheel. You can't always stop someone from pulling out in front of you when they shouldn't or running a red light, but you can make sure your car is safe for public roads. A vehicle is a responsibility, some people lack the maturity and common sense to own and operate vehicles. Those people should not be on the road. Plenty of accidents and fatalities are completely avoidable if people used common sense. No one enjoys handling these kind of calls and they especially don't like scrapping what used to be someones loved one off the roadway. At least in this situation he still could potentially sell the car for scrap if he doesn't wait too long.

Here's a car I'd even cruise around town in, I've never seen one of these old granny cars mangled from a wreck. I use to love borrowing my parents old Pontiac that seated 6 and packing my friends in my heyday -- for guys it can make you pretty popular with the girls if you can fit their entire group in your car. Later in life when you're old and the only one with a license still you'd be equally as popular with the broads at the Rotary Club as long as you've got a boat for a car. I see it pretty frequently -- Mr. Popular with his license rolls up into the disabled spot in a Lincoln town car or Cadillac filled with women to have the early bird special.
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5521709506.html

 

[Trey97]

Mama Bear here. Guys, this car is unsafe. As the OP has stated it will not pass inspection and therefore should not be on the road. Wanting a car is a pretty common thing, however, what is also common is more kids these day die in accidents because they are driving unsafe vehicles. He should scrap the car and get a bicycle or some form of transportation he can afford. When I was younger than him I rode a Honda around, it was cheap to maintain and insure. Granted this is a long time ago, but even then my insurance coverage was only $15/month through Progressive. Sell the car to a salvage yard promptly and use the money for a bus pass before the vehicle is worthless.

I see a lot of kids his age that either stopped caring or were self-entitled brats to begin with. You know where they are? Jail. You know where they're going in life? Prison. Every single one of them lacks the motivation to better themselves and blames everyone and everything but themselves for their situation. I commend the OP for not resorting to crime to fund a car, but any prospective employer is going to find his attitude undesirable. You don't need a car or a phone to get a job -- you need two legs and a positive attitude. Don't wait for an employer to call you, they usually won't. Walk over to places you have applied and inquire in person regarding your application, let them know how motivated you are to work for them. They're more likely to remember your face than another prospective employee they talked to on the phone. Keep doing it until you get a job, eventually someone will recognize the value in you as a motivated worker and hire you.

Well thanks for your opinion. But hell no im not getting rid of my first car. I made the decision to keep it after you want to put me in the category of "general tennagers". You dont understand who i am. I matured faster than everyone i grew up with, im more mature than my 22 year old brother. You putting me in the same category as other kids, aint gonna help me out. I have the gift of driving very well, its not like the car is gonna break apart while driving. I have heart in this vehicle, its been through ALOT, and im not just gonna give up anymore like the previous owner did. You staring this, makes me want to prove to people like you that not EVERY TEENAGER is the ******* same. Im NOT EVEN close to other teenagers. I love my life, i have very quick reflexs, therefor im a great canidate for driving. All my life i wanted to drive, im a very big car enthusiast, and what you just said, just makes me want to prove my worth. Its sad that us teens are always put down because were young and "have no experience". Let me tell you. I drive better than my dad, than my brothers, than anyone i've been in a car with. I am steady at the wheel. I deserve a ******* medal for how well i drive, literally. Later in life i plan to become a race track racer, music creator, director, and video producer. I already have big dreams man. I dream big because if you dont dream big, you aint gonna get far. I know its not gonna be easy, its NEVER easy. Again, im NOT just another teenager out here. Im always focused on everything surrounding me. Its a legit gift, and im thankful, and i use it for good. I care for my life, so im always careful. To me, you lived in a very different life than from mine. Throughout my life, all i had was myself. I never seen my mom, or my brothers on the daily.
Im not getting a damn bike, thats just not me. Im a car enthusiast, i been wanting a car since before i was gonna slit my throat. You need to learn that teenagers are different. First time i drove a car, i was 10.
Im sorry to snap on you, but i hate being called the "average teen". I may be broke as ****, but im sharper than anybody in my age group, and thats 100%
And if i could get to a job everyday to talk to them, i would. But that just wont happen. I cant get a job in my town, as every manager and whoever, i know them, but not in a good way. So you think its easy like that? Come with my to the local store and watch what happens. Its mainly my dads fault they hate me.

 

[Trey97]

PCB, it's against the law because it's a public safety issue. Encouraging a teenager to engage in reckless and unlawful behavior isn't the right thing to do. Someone who knowingly drives an unsafe vehicle, especially without insurance, is selfish and reckless -- they are no different than a drunk who gets behind the wheel. You can't always stop someone from pulling out in front of you when they shouldn't or running a red light, but you can make sure your car is safe for public roads. A vehicle is a responsibility, some people lack the maturity and common sense to own and operate vehicles. Those people should not be on the road. Plenty of accidents and fatalities are completely avoidable if people used common sense. No one enjoys handling these kind of calls and they especially don't like scrapping what used to be someones loved one off the roadway. At least in this situation he still could potentially sell the car for scrap if he doesn't wait too long.

Here's a car I'd even cruise around town in, I've never seen one of these old granny cars mangled from a wreck. I use to love borrowing my parents old Pontiac that seated 6 and packing my friends in my heyday -- for guys it can make you pretty popular with the girls if you can fit their entire group in your car. Later in life when you're old and the only one with a license still you'd be equally as popular with the broads at the Rotary Club as long as you've got a boat for a car. I see it pretty frequently -- Mr. Popular with his license rolls up into the disabled spot in a Lincoln town car or Cadillac filled with women to have the early bird special.
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5521709506.html

And the car has insurance, where the hell is this illegal s*** coming from? Just because its not inspected, doesnt mean its a dangerous vehicle.

 

[Trey97]

And i dont got 650 for a buick. Nor do i want a buick. Im sorry for being so negative, but this has been me for a bit. I should be out of it when i get this car running again

 

[Trey97]

And i have no worries for women. Im not ready for that. Plus women around here are stuck up tricks. Thats another reason i got the car was to go out and mingle in other places.

 

[ReginaldWagon]

as my car insurance is due next week, then my phones off, so theres almost no chance of a job. .

I cant hold on to it, as it'll get towed because its not inspected, because of these stupid Pa laws. and the fenders are pretty rusted. the car really aint nothing special. Theres rust in places there shouldnt be. Its basically a rust bucket, as im told it wont pass inspection unless its by someone who will just slap stickers on it.Unless somebody was looking to redo a whole P5, I dont know about it. theres alot wrong in this car.

my car insurance is due one week from today.

I deserve a ******* medal for how well i drive, literally.

I cant get a job in my town, as every manager and whoever, i know them, but not in a good way. So you think its easy like that? Come with my to the local store and watch what happens. Its mainly my dads fault they hate me.

women around here are stuck up tricks. Thats another reason i got the car was to go out and mingle in other places.

Your father is absolutely right you have nothing but excuses. Your excuses show you lack the maturity and forethought to make a responsible decision or accept responsibility. A car and a phone won't keep you from a job, a bad attitude will. I didn't ride a bike because I wanted to, I did because it's what I could afford (to go to school and work, not to "mingle"). As is currently your car is not safe for nor legal to operate on public roadways and if I or someone who shares a similar view caught you operating it, it would be towed and you would be issued a citation. Throw in a bad attitude and rubbing someone not as friendly as I am the wrong way might get you arrested for obstruction. You should take me treating you as a teenager in a nurturing, motherly way because it sounds like you haven't had much of a parental figure to swat you on the butt to get motivated or remind you to slow down and look at things from a bigger perspective. Sometimes in life people have to go an extra mile to get the same results someone else got for less, it's not fair but life never really is fair. You need to accept that and learn to make better choices -- a tow, impound, citation and fine are a lot more expensive than taking the bus or walking. God forbid the vehicle breaks down in an area where you cannot push it safely off the road. Your view of women is also deplorable, however, given your arrogant, self-entitled, woe-is-me-I'm-the-victim excuses I'm not surprised you view women that way who are put off by your negativity -- it's not an attractive quality. I see a lot of young men who say similar things, and have a very similar attitude and outlook that you do -- they may have avoided any serious consequences until they were 18 but now they're being held accountable for their actions whether they like it or not. If you were my kid I'd be driving you to therapy, forget getting you a car. You have some unresolved anger at the world and your family that will do you nothing but harm in life if you don't deal with it now. A mature person would make the responsible decision to use safe and legal transportation like a bus or their own two feet. You're going to have to grow up someday, today wouldn't be such a bad day to start.

 

[TheSwapnessMonster]

Lol! Like an overheating car is a "safety" issue. This is ridiculous.


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[ReginaldWagon]

Lol! Like an overheating car is a "safety" issue. This is ridiculous.


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It's a rust bucket with a expired inspection certificate and soon to lapse insurance that the kid acknowledges even if it wasn't overheating would not pass inspection. In every state you need a valid license, registration, insurance and/or safety inspection certificate to lawfully operate a vehicle on a public road way. It is a matter of public safety to keep unsafe vehicles off the road, that's why these laws exist. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Once that car touches the road way the kids car is fair game for citation and tow.

4703. Operation of vehicle without official certificate of inspection.
(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, no motor vehicle required to bear current registration plates issued by this Commonwealth and no farm vehicle with a gross weight or gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 17,000 pounds for which a Type D biennial certificate of exemption has been issued shall be driven and no trailer required to bear current registration plates issued by this Commonwealth shall be moved on a highway and no mass transit vehicle shall be operated unless the vehicle displays a currently valid certificate of inspection issued under this chapter.

I've never driven without any of these things -- maybe I should get a medal too?

 

[TheSwapnessMonster]

That doesn't justify the nonsense you've been spewing about this "unsafe car" causing deaths and "teenagers headed for prison" It's a simple matter of fixing an overheating problem. That can be done while the car is parked. One can't get the car inspected if it can't be taken to an inspection location. Keep your unsolicited advice to yourself. Your diatribes are wasting our time. Your insults are not helpful.

 

[TheSwapnessMonster]

About the "Rust Bucket". You live in California. Cars in the northeast have rust on them.. it's a thing that happens. An overheating car will not kill someone. That is utterly ridiculous. He is diagnosing his car as safely as possible. Give it a rest.

 

[Trey97]

Your father is absolutely right you have nothing but excuses. Your excuses show you lack the maturity and forethought to make a responsible decision or accept responsibility. A car and a phone won't keep you from a job, a bad attitude will. I didn't ride a bike because I wanted to, I did because it's what I could afford (to go to school and work, not to "mingle"). As is currently your car is not safe for nor legal to operate on public roadways and if I or someone who shares a similar view caught you operating it, it would be towed and you would be issued a citation. Throw in a bad attitude and rubbing someone not as friendly as I am the wrong way might get you arrested for obstruction. You should take me treating you as a teenager in a nurturing, motherly way because it sounds like you haven't had much of a parental figure to swat you on the butt to get motivated or remind you to slow down and look at things from a bigger perspective. Sometimes in life people have to g. An extra mile to get the same results someone else got for less, it's not fair but life never really is fair. You need to accept that and learn to make better choices -- a tow, impound, citation and fine are a lot more expensive than taking the bus or walking. God forbid the vehicle breaks down in an area where you cannot push it safely off the road. Your view of women is also deplorable, however, given your arrogant, self-entitled, woe-is-me-I'm-the-victim excuses I'm not surprised you view women that way who are put off by your negativity -- it's not an attractive quality. I see a lot of young men who say similar things, and have a very similar attitude and outlook that you do -- they may have avoided any serious consequences until they were 18 but now they're being held accountable for their actions whether they like it or not. If you were my kid I'd be driving you to therapy, forget getting you a car. You have some unresolved anger at the world and your family that will do you nothing but harm in life if you don't deal with it now. A mature person would make the responsible decision to use safe and legal transportation like a bus or their own two feet. You're going to have to grow up someday, today wouldn't be such a bad day to start.

Look. I dont know you, you dont know me. And i cant explain myself any better. I had enough disipline in my life, matter of fact i had too much. Im not on here to argue about my ******* issues. But since you want to...
Just because my car isnt inspected doesnt mean its "not road safe"
just because its currently overheating doesnt mean its "not road safe"
Just because im "making excuses" doesnt mean im being lazy.
How about wearing my shoes for a ******* week dear sir. Go to my school and see how many people wont talk to you.
And about the women, im sorry i used that word, really i am. I just tried to show you i had a love life, but nope. Im a depressed guy because i havent been in a relationship for 6 years. Nobody around here likes me for unknown reasons. I never disrespect women, never. In fact I AM that kind of guy that sticks up for women. If i see a motherfucker hit a female, im on his ass like police brutality. Real s***. Im being real with you. You dont know me personally. Im a very nice guy if you actually meet me. But i can be your worst ******* nightmare to. Meaning i'll go to prison or dumb s***. Like i said before, im a ticking time bomb to whoever sets me off. But i want peace, not some threats about my car. My car is complety road safe. I drove it for three weeks, with no problem, then overheating occured. Why is that "in your view", a "unsafe problem"? **** some threats man. You really aint scaring me with those threats. Im doing my best not to talk some dumb s***, i came here to get WORD from you people, i been explaining everything the best i can. But go ahead, add more s*** to my list of problems. Just because you got money in your ******* pocket, dont make you better than me and can just threatned me with "oh your car isnt safe because it overheats, year me and i'll call the cops on you". Yeah im part of the minority. I grew up with money problems. You think its so easy to get a job, because your probably fully white, and talk alot more than i do. You all have lives, and i cant even get mine up and running. Im not here to make enemies man. But if its happens, ima just leave this forum. Im not about to sit here and get threatned because im pissing you off because im "making excuses". Im more of a man than most lil niggas i know. I just aint as talkative. I dont need anymore nurturing, im trying to live my life and actually be hapoy for once with myself. The only thing im negative towards, is myself. But i put on a smile just to make people happy. You dont understand my life obviously, man. If you just knew, you would understand. Rs. Your really just like my dad, im out here in general trying to better myself, but yet you wanna sit there and just talk s***, talk s***, talk s***, and threat me. I dont need none of that s***. I had enough of it. Thats exactly one of the main reasons why i was gonna slit my ******* throat when i was young. Im out here trying to better myself and help others who went through similar hell. I've been on this forum for a couple of months, and already i got someone on here hating me. " im not as friendly" Aint this about a b****? Im sorry for mimicking, but you need to understand if i wasnt mature, i wouldnt be confronting you like this.
But Listen, if all you gon do is talk that s*** like my dad, then ima leave. You NEED to understand that other people have BIGGER problems than you and who you know.
Ive gotten jumped with baseball bats by my cousins, jump by people i dont even know, i been stabbed, almost shot by gang members that live up here, ive had my skull cracked and stapled back together, ive almost broke both of my ankles, i've been slapped by women just for being a bit overweight when i was little, oh dont even get me started on the every day of physical bullying everyday on the bus going to elementary and jr high, and got jumped around where i stay with snowballs with rocks in them. All wgile under the age of 15. Im just an object to people, all the s*** i've done for people, i deserve more than a just a ******* car. I NEVER ask for anything in return upon helping people. You though. You just wont understand obviously, you wont understand my life and where i came from in this situation. Its just not as easy for a big ass half and half guy to get a job. You just dont get it fr. I barely want. I sacrificed my Dr.Dre beats laptop, and my PS4 Just to get a plate on this car. I was close to giving away my tv as well. Might even do it to put it towards my car. This is who i am, i will GLADLY sacrifice my WANTS, just to get my NEEDS up and running. Im not getting a damn bike, like i said. I am mature, your just to blind to see it.
Why? BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW ME OR MY ****** UP LIFE. (sorry to rant)
But this is what i have to put up with everyday in person, i get scolded upon because i try.
I get scolded upon because im shy and desperate.
Im telling you, if anyone else lived my life, they wouldve just cut their throat when it came to it. This is making me feel i shouldve done it. Thanks alot, dad for ruining the rest of my weekend. All i wanted was suggestions. But heres a suggestion for you, if you are gonna reply and threat me again with the stupid ass cops, (yes, im part of the "**** the system" kind of guy) then im gonna report you for using the law to threat me for something thats innocent. I didnt do s*** to you. If i go out here and get killed or hurt by this car, then you can laugh on my grave and say "i told you so". And im literally dead serious. I'll write a note to keep in the car in case, so my family knows i gave you permission so my brothers and my aunt aint out for your blood. s*** you can even dig up my body and slap the **** out of me. But "Its just another teen life taken by a car", huh?
Im not your average teen these days. All they do is WANT WANT WANT. im in their age grouo and i hate the s*** myself.
But im really sorry for being "lazy" or "dedicated". You know, i take full responesibility for ALL my actions. If i punch a guy, its not out of anger, its because i WANTED to do it. I'll take full blame.
If i kill myself, i'll take full responsibility.
But unless your god himself, nobody can tell ME how i am in MY life. Even though im Agnostic, i still think theres a god and devil, but i feel god is punishing me. And how the hell am i gonna get a job with no phone or car?
One: i need a notification from the job, im not gonna keep going to the job everyday, riding a bus or whatever wasting money if the job wont hire me.
Yeah im typing a s*** load because your making me do it. Hope you like stories of real life, friend.
Let me guess, all of this is a "excuse" to, huh?
Im not taking this funny, or anger wise. But go ahead, talk about how im just making up excuses. If so, im seriously sorry for upsetting you. All i thats in my nature is to help people,but so far all im doing is turning them against me. You can come and use me as a body bag if you want, im used to the pain. :/

 

[ReginaldWagon]

I have a feeling you have been issued many citations in your life because you were felt you above of the law. If you can't obey the law, get the off the road. Plain and simple, end of discussion.