Woo head gasket failure..

[lvhllkr]

So looks like I have the classic symptoms of a blown HG... Overheating, Overflow filling up when hot but not being drained back into the radiator when it cools, missing coolant with no puddle, intermittent heat, bubbles in overflow when running.. Also it's a first gen 1996 2.5l so I'm really not that surprised. Looks like I'm going to attempt to do this myself when I have the money for the parts, should be a learning experience. I got stuck in Minot from 5:30am-7:30! AAA couldn't find a tow truck in the area, took them about an hour to find me a truck... in LEEDS.

:edit: t-stat was the first thing replaced to try to fix the problem, no dice

 

[2point5RS_Dan]

The head gaskets suck so hard. I popped mine at an autocross. An absolute miracle I didn't trash anything. Best of luck with the DIY, http://www.rs25.com/ has a TON of guides on their forums.

 

[Meyagi]

PMed you.