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You may have bad head gaskets when,you are losing engine coolant and you don't see any leaks.

you see a white smoke (steam) coming from the exhaust pipe.

you have a sweet smell coming from the exhaust pipe.

you see air bubbles in the radiator coolant with the radiator cap off and engine running.

you see a milky substance collecting on the engines dip stick and/or engines oil cap..

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