blew the top water hose and overheated.

2000 VOLVO S40
135,000 MILES
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GRCK0712
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I have a 2000 s40 After towing it to the house I noticed loss of compression by turning the engine over by hand. Any suggestions.

I previously overheated 2 times. The second time I replaced the thermostat. I thought it was sticking. This time the top hose split.
Apr 1, 2012 at 11:08 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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at this point you may have blown a head gasket from the overheating.
the thermostat may have been bad or the rad may be clogged but i would have a leak down test performed to verify.

Roy
Apr 1, 2012 at 11:30 PM
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