overheated

klingler1 · #1 03-10-2012, 09:49 AM

Overheated white smoke coming out of the exhaust so i pulled ovever and ahut it off and i let it cool down when i went to start it again there was a single click and nothing else

any ideas please post.

FireRanger · #2 03-10-2012, 10:24 AM

Yes, your head gasket is blown. Time for a tow. If it wouldn't turn over, that is not a good sign.

Lee_T413 · #3 03-10-2012, 10:33 AM

^what he said... and it's probably just hydro locked from the coolant in the combustion chamber

Rangerman49 · #4 03-10-2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by klingler1

Overheated white smoke coming out of the exhaust so i pulled ovever and ahut it off and i let it cool down when i went to start it again there was a single click and nothing else

any ideas please post.

I second what FireRanger said!! Most likely a cylinder is full of coolant in what is called hydrostatic lock, simple physics you can't compress a liquid!! But the good news is it was still running when you turn it off. Had it been running you may have bent a rod or cracked a piston.