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daytona2000955i, Symptoms of a failed head gasket are:
1. Milky oil
2. Discoloration of the coolant
3. Unexplained high rate loss of coolant
4. White smoke out of the exhaust when engine is fully warmed (most visible on a hot restart)
5. Failed leak-down (generally two adjacent cylinders)
I haven't heard noise from a failed head gasket, but I wouldn't discount it. Sometimes the engine even won't run much different. Is it getting cooler where you are? If so that can really make a vacuum leak pesky. Throttle bodies balanced recently? Fuel pressure checked?
Brad
1. Milky oil
2. Discoloration of the coolant
3. Unexplained high rate loss of coolant
4. White smoke out of the exhaust when engine is fully warmed (most visible on a hot restart)
5. Failed leak-down (generally two adjacent cylinders)
I haven't heard noise from a failed head gasket, but I wouldn't discount it. Sometimes the engine even won't run much different. Is it getting cooler where you are? If so that can really make a vacuum leak pesky. Throttle bodies balanced recently? Fuel pressure checked?
Brad
