1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Oldsmobile

Tiny
STEVE SWANSON
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  • 1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 15,000 MILES
What does a car do if the head gasket goes?
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 AT 4:53 PM

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Tiny
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Burn coolant in the combustion chamber. It leaks from the passages throghout the heads and goes into the combustion chamber. Sometimes making the car sputter or conk off depending how bad the gasket is. But almost allways emit white smoke from the exhaust
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