Head gasket 96 Tracker

[fixkick]

The seal in my rad cap is not in the best shape and the antifreeze is no where near 50-50. May try a new cap and add some antifreeze and see what happens. Probably do a compression test to. If it is a blown gasket you ever have any luck with the fix in a bottle you just pour in and your troubles are gone forever and life is good again?

never seen any bottle ever fix anything, not me
but "bars leaks" works, if say 1000 miles from home,
but loves to clog RAD cores too. but is better that huge bill far from home.

Every time the engine starts the head and block expand.
this will cause a bad head gasket to fail faster.

the correct path is never go to far from home , and best of all dont drive, it, until the tests are done.
after all you can crack the head or block if you overheat it. what if you warp the block top deck?


what happens here, is the combustion gases , leak past the seal (gasket) into the water jacket holes there, (large) and puts gasses there, and will be seen first in the recovery AF bottle.
If try that is a very bad sign and means don't drive it;.
if water lands in the oil then, the crank will be wrecked, rod bearings first, rear first, hottest one.

good luck , hope you save it from more damage.