Pontiac Aztek.......

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  1. Moneymaker 1

    Moneymaker 1 Green Street Beasts

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    Ok I just bought this car, 2001 Pontiac Aztek, the girl I bought it from stated it was overheating, when I picked it up, I started it and drove it on the trailer (took maybe 2 minutes), it was leaking coolant from the left side of the engine (fire wall side) today I went out to diagnose the leak, started it up and brought it up to operating temp, no leaking at all, pressure on the upper radiator hose, I did notice when its running I am getting a steady stream of bubbles coming into the resevior tank through the overflow hose but only when it's running, I am thinking head or intake gasket is letting air into the coolong system, but I am puzzeled by the lack of the leaking I saw on the first startup, I have added coolant and both the tank and radiator are full, any ideas?
     
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    Two bottles of DIKE and send it down the road. :D Only a AMC Pacer is uglier than a Pontiac Aztec! :D
     
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    Moneymaker 1 Green Street Beasts

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    What is DIKE?
    And yes it's a very ugly auto but I have one for my daily driver and love the way it drives/rides, this other one I only paid $400.00 for it and plan on fixing it, it looks better in black than my burgandy one does.
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    A friend of my daughters, has a bright yellow one, her Dad's a mechanic, and also got it cheap.
     
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    Sounds like a head gasket to me.
     
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    or a cracked head...
     
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