22re 94 pickup.

radiator hose blew 9car died), replaced, no hot air, so i replaced
thermostat. problem solved there but now a week later car won't start
and i think i see coolant coming from somewhere on the front of the
engine right by the rear of the fan bolting to the engine. filled
coolant still no start. so would a car start with a bad head gasket?

thanks

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<964a452d-0add-4331-b156-222f85f47a20@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
vwtopdown <vwtopdown@gmail.com> wrote:

It depends on how bad the blow is.
If it is a small leak then you can eat oil or water.
If the leak blows oil into the water then be careful to not run out of
oil.
If it blows water into your oil then DO NOT DRIVE IT.
The oil will turn into brown mayonnaise very quickly.

If it blows water into the cylinder then you will need to pump lots of
water into the radiator all the time.
Remove the thermostat to keep the back pressure from purging what is
left of your coolant out the over flow tube.

This will just make it take longer for your engine to warm up, but it
will save other trouble.

The main problem will be how much pressure the gasket will hold.
This will determine how much power you can get out of the engine before
it blows.

"vwtopdown" <vwtopdown@gmail.com> wrote in message
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It really depends on how bad the head gasket is blown but it should not keep
the car from starting. Thr coolant leak sounds like it is coming from the
water pump area. A quick test for a severe head gasket leak is to fill the
radiator right to the top of the filler neck and leave the cap off. Have
someone watch the radiator filler neck while someome tries to start it. If the
head gasket is really bad you will see coolant forced out just from cranking
the engine, if not it will come out when the vehicle starts. DO NOT stand too
close to the radiator ar you WILL GET WET !!!

You don't mention what the problem is when you say it " won't start " . Does
it turn over? Does it sound like it wants to start?

By 83 toyota truck runs and it has blown head gasket. But like Ernie
Leimkuhler said it depends on how bad of shape the head gasket is in.
Thanks Jamie

On Dec 19, 6:06 pm, Jamie Mello <carkey...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Thanks for the insights everyone. So far it seems like i had old plugs
and rotr/cap so I replaced those and it is running weell again so far.
However it seems like i do have a leak by the waterpump area that only
starts leaking when the engine cools down. So maybe it crimped the
gasket when it overheated prior?

thanks
mike

On Dec 20, 5:35 pm, vwtopdown <vwtopd...@gmail.com> wrote:
and ps. no sighns of oil and coolant mixing on either side. lucky