99 Ford Escort 2.0 SPI, just hit 200k miles. I did the head gasket 10-20k miles ago after it blew between two cylinders causing compression loss. A few months later it began losing coolant. Tester showed exhaust gas in the coolant. I decided the head is not coming off again so I tried the Bars Block Seal head gasket fix (copper colored stuff). Fixed for a few months. Now I'm losing about 1/2 gal a week of coolant again.
Wondering if I should reverse flush the radiator and heater core and try the Bars leak again, or just keep topping off the coolant every week. Recently did an oil change and it's not going in the oil. Sometimes I get white smoke on startup that clears after the engine warms up. Engine runs great and pulls strong to redline.
Thoughts?
Wondering if I should reverse flush the radiator and heater core and try the Bars leak again, or just keep topping off the coolant every week. Recently did an oil change and it's not going in the oil. Sometimes I get white smoke on startup that clears after the engine warms up. Engine runs great and pulls strong to redline.
Thoughts?
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