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2008 Mercury Mountaineer 4.0 with about 104k miles, automatic, cranks won't start, air bubbling up in anti-freeze reservoir

  

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Hi,

This vehicle was bought used last spring from a used car lot on Michigan Ave in Wayne, Michigan. About 6 wks ago, my daughter said she saw white smoke coming out the exhaust and her antifreeze was low in the radiator and the reservoir. We put the Bars Leaks aluminum formula in and things seemed ok. I didn't know about the liquid glass formula for head gaskets or I would have used that. Then she noticed that the vehicle overheated and antifreeze was low again. She got gas one night. The next morning it wouldn't start. There doesn't seem to be water in the oil. It seems like it wants to start but it's only running on a couple cylinders. But, it will not run. I've also noticed when we crank the engine, air is bubbling up in the antifreeze reservoir. I've hooked a noid light up and a spark tester and both seem to work. I'm guessing we have a bad head gasket. Not sure why it won't start though. 

I just watched your video on the liquid glass head gasket sealer. I wish I'd have seen it sooner, I probably would have used that rather than the aluminum sealer. 

I'm guessing if we can get the motor to run, we could try the liquid glass sealer.

Any thoughts on how I can get the motor to run so we can try the liquid glass sealer?

I'd appreciate any help you could give, she depends on me for her auto servicing. I'm a 71yr old retired electronics technician and shade tree mechanic. She's a new mother with 1yr old twin daughters and a 9 yr old daughter. So she can't work and the only income is from her husband, who doesn't have that good of a job.

I look forward to your reply and thank you,

Mike

 


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You have a blown head gasket.  Sorry.


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