Head gasket issue
My Small block in my camaro had developed a small water drip coming from what appeared to be in the area of the most aft head bolt on the passenger side. It would drip a few drops after a drive. The motor is about 3500 miles old. Yesterday after doing the auto cross at Del Mar, I was going back to my hotel and the upper radiator hose blew off at the radiator. I use the Gates heat shrink type clamps. I thought maybe it was a freak deal, since I've never had a problem with them. I had some regular hose clamps with me in my tool bag. Put it on and got some water and made it to the hotel. Cooled it down, topped the radiator with coolant and was letting it idle when it blew the other end of the upper hose off at the thermostat housing that still had the heat shrink clamp. Im thinking the compression is getting past a bad head gasket and pressurizing my cooling system. Do you guys think this is whats happening?........Thanks..........Mike
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