Paul
Anaheim,#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, March 04, 2005
Once an engine heats up like that, the main gasket fails. It's guaranteed to occur on an aluminum head. Perhaps if the block and heads are both cast iron, you may get lucky. But a cast iron block, and an aluminum head? Heat those up red hot. The two metals expand at different rates. Blows the head gasket every time. The only way out is to pull over and stop when the temperature gets above the safe zone. You didn't do that. You kept going until it got red hot. But, in your defense, you probably didn't have a cracked block until the technicians poured in the water. They made a bad problem even worse. Before you needed big repairs. Now, it sounds like a used engine is needed. When you seen the temperature climbing, you should have got out and checked it out. You could have wrapped the hose with tape to seal it back up. Fill it with water, and leave the cap off. Without pressure, the tape will hold in enough water to allow you to drive to a service location. Two mistakes here. One bad. One even worse. Good luck!