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1993 Ford Fairmont

Tiny
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My 1993 ford fairmont was running good when all of a sudden the battery light came on the I went from having a fully charged battery to nothing but the car was still runnig then it went from running at a normal temp to being in the red have I done the head gasket or do I have bigger problems
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 AT 11:53 AM

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Tiny
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It sounds like you may have lost the drive belt to start with. The head gasket issue just depends on how hot you let it get before shutting it off.
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 AT 12:18 PM
Tiny
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Can you easily tell if this what happened
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 AT 1:24 PM
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It's easy to tell if the belt is missing but the head gasket testing requires some testing.
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 AT 1:27 PM

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