I have a 1994 honda accord is my head gasket blown or what?

Question

I was changing my thermostat and i cracked the housing so i welded it up with alot of jb weld and let it sit for a couple days. Then i put the thermostat and the housing back on the intake. I put water and coolant in the car, started it up and let it idle, waited for the water to go down then i added more water. Put when i press the gas pedal to get the air bubbles out the system the WATER WOULD SPILL OUT THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR. Could my head gasket be blown or is it something else? I NEED HELP

Answer 1

OK that jb weld does not work on such a things ! in your cooling system when the engine is on some pressure is build and your welding did not seal completely the crack my advise to u is to change the thermostat housing u can find that part on eBay for really cheap

Answer 2

Hi Gennie! Depending on where you go will make the largest determining factor. If you take it to your "Stealership", they will most likely jab you in the eye for a good $1200 to $1500.00, depending on where you are in this wonderful land. Some people feel absolutely proud of their dealership's and I say, "Good on you for that!" But when you learn that there are other Factory trained mechanics out there that offer the exact same service and charge less, once educated on this fact, you too, will not take your hard earned cash into them. Now, if you check around and find someone that knows his Honda's, the range can be anywhere from marginal to fairly inexpensive for someone helping you out. Some people will even allow you to make monthly payments on the bill. Yes. There still are wonderful people out here that care and realize that everyone *collectively* is having a difficult time. Expect to; Drain all fluids, i.e., coolant, oil. Remove Valve cover, timing belt, head Re-surface head (at local machine shop) (subcontractor - hard price) This is a must and not to be skipped in this process! Judgment call on replacing your water-pump. But it is a good time to access that while in there. However, if you feel that it really isn't an issue, you can skip it to keep the overall costs down. Making this choice, however, might bring you back in later, so depending on how many miles you have on your car, it might be a good decision to do now. New Timing Belt. This is a given. They stretch. Do NOT skip this when in this far on the engine. New head gasket. New fluids. All appropriate sealant. Labor costs. Marginal total 'buddy price' might be around $200-300.00 +/- (?) Realistically (like a Craigslist starving mechanic) might be $700-1000 +/- (?) Then again the dealership gouging prices of $1200-$1500.00 +/- (?) I hope that helps. EDIT - Additionally, I think it is funny when Internet meat-heads feel it is their right to say "More than the car is worth." when it may be all that a person can afford. Going out and buying a car in this tough economical time is way beyond what a lot of people can do right now. So keep your stupid comments to yourself if you cannot say anything helpful.

Answer 3

That's pretty typical and normal for the water to come out. If you head gasket is blown, the water would come out like a fountain. If the car is running fine, don't worry about it. But do get a new housing or you will have a bad headgasket when it gives out on you.

Answer 4

When a head gasket is blown, it will shoot out white exhaust . Not a little, but a lot. When you rev up the motor you are putting pressure on , but you don't have the cap on to create the pressure. Close the lid, you don't get air bubbles out that way., besides I have never heard of getting air out of the radiator.

Answer 5

it could be, but when the air is purging from the system it has to go somewhere. if you are blowing bubbles after the t-stat is open and all air purged then yes it's probably a head gasket