my car overheated now acts wierd

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CHEVY_BERETTALOVER
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i have a 1989 chevy beretta and 3-4 months ago while driving the radiator hose busted and overheated.i drove it like 3 miles not knowing it busted.i let it rest about 1-2 hours and drove it home.since then it still drives. no white smoke from the exhaust but it drives rough like and is slow at take off and when its goes about 50+ mph its smooth and perfect.does anyone know whats wrong or what i need to do?
Dec 10, 2006 at 2:05 PM
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GARFIELD
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You may want to connect a vacuum gage to your engine to see if you have good vacuum. If you don't then you probably have a blown gasket. If your vacuum is good, do a compression test to verify that you didn't blow a head gasket.
Dec 10, 2006 at 9:23 PM
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