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Re: why is my coolant foamy? (archive)
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Posted by Peter S on July 26, 2001 at 23:42:56:

In Reply to: why is my coolant foamy? posted by Charlie on July 26, 2001 at 18:16:09:

I hope I'm wrong but in my experience it means a blown or weeping head gasket. Basically combustion gases are entering the cooling system. I think a good radiator shop will have a sniffer to determine if the coolant has combustion by-products in it. My Alfa Romeo spider had a weeping gasket which if I opened the rad cap and reved hard it was blow tiny bubbles.
Another possibility I suppose is if the cooling system was flushed recently that some sort of detergent and causing the foaming.
Peter S


there isn't oil in the coolant, car doesn't seem to loose coolant or much oil, coolant not discolored (yet), doesn't overheat (in fact runs real cool).

I just put the carbs back on to try get things running a little better. Front 3 cylinders would oil foul badly. Have not taken off plugs since carbs went back on. Still runs poorly below 2000 rpm.

I have a bad feeling about this...




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