Need Help

[RuFF]

Alright this si what happen

I was dring from court for an old ticket and had to pick my date up for the prom but 20 mins away. while i'm driving i start to see check gages. Now when my car usually says check gages its low on gas (low gas light dont work). So i put $5 in. the check gages light was still on then the service engine light was turned on. But i already to her house. Check it real quick didn't notice to much so i figured soon as i got home i'll let my father check it. wasnt gonna let this ruin my prom. takes 20 mins from my house to hers. bout halfway car starts smoking so i start rushing get home and the coolant was leaking, and the circanteen belt was turn and ripped. So i left it there till i came back home the following day. check the coolant looked fine still full

- Me and a friend put a new belt out
- found out steering was bad bought that

So that leads up to today where i drove it to school had no problem. when i drive home check gages again comes so i rush home the car stalls once and to a a couple pumps on the gas to start up. I waited till my step-father to look at it. He looks into the coolant its empty. says put some water into see what happens. i put 6 liters (3 soda bottles) in it still was empty but no leaking under the car. tells me to start it up for 5 mins check gages no comes on. I wait bout 30 mins and put another liter and this time put 2 plastic milk cartons in and it still draing through wit no leak. So i try to start it. It will not start at all


I am stump im sure it does not take that much water and i dont know why it will no turn over. if anyone has any idea what so ever i would appretite your input

[graden]

I would start to think the heads might be at fault. driving a car when it is over heating is a BAD thing. Check your oil. look for milky oil on the dip stick and if in any doubt drain the oil compleatly. Also 1 or more of your gaskest or heater core might be to the point where there only leaking under pressure so when you drive you lose cooling but not in idle. putting that much coolint to refill your system is not that unusal but it sounds like you ran the car with no coolint cerculation or coolint so that makes it more worse. I would start with disconecting your battery, grabbing a jerry can and getting more gas in the tank. reconect and try to start the battery again.

[RuFF]

The oil is milky, but i check it yesterday and it wasn't. I'ma gonna have to wait till my step-dad gets here since my jack was rusted when i bought the car.

another thing that happen today was i had another friend who know some stuff bout cars come over for a sec. The car just makes a clicking sound now i think thats the battery

[graden]

Yep battery is toast. recharge it. if the oil is milky drain all of it .when coolint and oil mix thay form a acid that breaks down bearings and stuff. but on the downer side it sounds like the heads or the head gaskets are cooked . :(

[RuFF]

yep your right the head or the gasket are blown so it looks like im gonna have to junk it :(. i really pissed now ima have to borrow money for another car. I apprecite your help

[graden]

NNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO dont junk the car . head gaskets are so easy on this engine as compared to other engines
i have worked on. get a haynes manual and do the job. heh heh heh or sell the car to ME :D . when you get the heads off take them down to a engine shop and have them fluxed. usaly its just the head gaskets. mabey a weekend to do for a novice with a haynes manual. if it is the heads , get them from a junkers. ill help if that is what you need. I just finished rebuilding a 3300. trust me its not that bad. for gaskets and new head bolts mabey $120 . let me know how it goes:agree:

[RuFF]

whoa whoa whoa lol

I bought to say a friend of my get his uncle to possibly fix it. He told his uncle it was his car and uncle not from the area and told him he would fix it for free, but he leaving tomorrow so ima tow over there today (crosses fingers). but if that doesnt work maybe i'll try it my self and get the manual. but if he cant do i would defininitly need help im not that great on cars but i've been trying to learn bewteen work and school

[RuFF]

OK is there anything that could gone to shit besides the gasket or the head? Could the valves be warped?

[graden]

usaly not . but the shop that does your magnafluxing should be able to tell you. This might be a good chance to replace your valve seals and rings. cheep and because your there any ways, some thing good to do. might restore some lost power.