exhaust and coolant?

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DjSpecter
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Um..not to sure about this but I did some research and nothing. But should there be coolant comming out from the exhaust? cause i smelled it and its green and it smells like antifreze. is this normal?


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Axel Grungy
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no not at all, youve prolly blown a head gasket. is it not billowing white smoke??

DjSpecter
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nope no smoke. Im still in the process of trying to start it. but its green and deffently coolant.

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Your headgasket is toast. Keep cranking with coolant in the cylinders and sooner or later you will destroy your piston rings as well.

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cmoody2006
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yep what they said! Don't waist your time rip that bish apart and replace it

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ok cool ill get down on it.


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