signs of bad headgasket?

[DhN]

i kno white smoke..milky oil..sludgy coolant..i have neither of these. i recently overheated on a long trip from nj to va...water pump is new..im losing coolant tho. i filled it yesterday..kept checcking the level..and it was fine..BUT about 3-4 days ago..the radiator level was low..filled it up...drove to class and some errands...checked my level later on and it was low..so im thinking while driving its leaking..i ordered a new radiator cap and thermostat and gonna see if that fixes it..i doubt it..idk..i have no signs of blown headgasket aside from the coolant loss..bah i hae this motor..cant wait till my other motors done being built

[DhN]

btw..im gnonna check my spark plugs today..also..the car runs fine..doesnt bog or antyhing

[m-tec93accord]

i had this problem too, you will have to get a block test done to fully confirm it, but its prolly leaking between cylinders by very little, which indicates blown headgasket

mine was leaking between 2 and 3 along a crack in the head, i got a new head and milled it and everythings fine now

[Fake Thug]

If the HG is leaking apressure test will confirm it for you.

[sackingz123]

did u bleed it when u filled it back up? check all hoses also. see any leaks under the car?

[tn_accords]

another thing to check is that if you have moisture in your exhaust system.

[NAiL05]

another thing to check is that if you have moisture in your exhaust system.

Not always exact. Wouldnt trust that method too much. Anyway you pressure test the system to confirm there are no visible leaks? I would do that first before jumping to HG and maybe check your tstat and such.

[mozzandherb]

I'm wondering though if a compression test would detect a small leak with the h/g?

[prNonVtec4u]

personally, i'd start off by making sure the system is well-bled, then pressure testing for any common leaks then go from there