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Inexpensive fix for 97 Monte Carlo head gasket car runs good still under 45mphafter that temp gauge goes up gets hotloss of heat apparent?
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∙ 12y ago
ok, inexpensive head gasket fix. take packet of ground black pepper from your kitchen and add to radiator. top off radiator with coolant. drive round for about 15 minutes to circulate pepper. if the head gasket is leaking this will fix it until such time as you dump the coolant.
as for your car looseing heat over 45 mph, i am going to say this is not caused by a faulty head gasket
this is more likely a faulty temperature thermostat or the timing in engine is not automatically advancing or retarding under load
take your vehicle to a mechanic
but not the mechanic that said the problem is head gasket
he doesnt seem to know what he is talking about
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