About 2 or 3 months ago I started noticing coolant coming out of my reservoir bottle. I saw abosolutely no oil/water mix after oil change. I was thinking the worst (anal retentive that I am) so I bought a NAPA Block Test Kit. Sure enough, the blue fluid turned yellow. So while I asume the fluids are not combining, I'm definitely getting exhaust gasses in my coolant. I've been driving the car with this symptom about 2 or 3 times a week, all for trips of less than 10 miles. Could that have caused much damage? I am not tackling this job on my own. I already paid the mechanic $900 for labor, and he said he'd go easy on me for parts, as long as the head ain't cracked (which I doubt, I had to prove to him that I had a BHG as he said the car ran wonderful). Now, while he has this all torn down, would this be a good time to get valves worked on? The NAPA test says you can check each cylinder, but I don't see how, when the throttle body covers at least 2 of them. Anybody who's been through this before and would like to offer me some advice, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
Scruffboy
Scruffboy
