Ok, so I bought a 1999 Cadillac sls at the auction and guess what. Yep, head gasket going bad. So this is what has happened so far. Can drive about f miles till it overheats, then upon cooling, maybe another mile. This went on for a couple of days. I ordered dura seal as a temp fix since I can't afford a new head gasket, but yesterday before it came, my car had overheated and then wouldn't start. I was told that it could be hydro-locked so I pulled the spark plugs (the five I could find) and tried to spin the water out. Nothing came out. So then I was told that there was water in the oil so I needed to drain the oil and replace it. So I did. I also changed the one bad spark plug I found. Also when I had had it towed home yesterday for the overheating problem and since it wouldn't start, I pulled the battery and fully charged it. So now everything comes on and the battery is fine, but it still won't start. I also drained the radiator and filled it with fresh water and some antifreeze. The engine turns over but just won't catch to start. Please oh please tell me what I need to do to get this started so I can at least attempt the dura -seal. I don't have any money for repairs right now and it is my only transportation. Here's a run down again:
overheating. With last time it came on said check oil level and change oil (the oil had been changed on Monday)
battery died. Has since been recharged
spark plugs pulled, cleaned and one bad one replaced
oil drained and replaced
radiator drained and refilled
please oh please give me some pointers. Thank you
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Sunday, November 27th, 2011 AT 12:48 AM