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I'm going off what the coolant temp. gauge is telling me. I do see some gasses escaping the radiator with the cap off, though. I haven't driven the vehicle in a while. Been using my moms.

This I know - I plan on fixing it, but someone told me that there could be excessive aluminum in the block, which in my mind is most likely the bearings, correct? I was just wondering if I should throw some kind of additive into the oil after I fix'er up, and if that would slow the progressing...

So what am I looking forward to in terms of repairs? Headgasket set? Could I flush out the crank case and change the oil with some Lucas and zinc additive and be somewhat good at this point? I hear no internal engine noise at all at this point.

she's uh, kinda my daily driver haha. But yes, that's kinda what I figured it was, but always thought the oil turned white and not grey - also thought a bad HG would cause it to over heat very quickly, but I guess I could see it overheating after a while due to a small leak...

No, never done a UOA on er. If that's the case, than my bearings are most likely shot, correct? I'm hearing no noise though, so I dunno if I might still have some life left in the engine?

Hello all- My suzuki samurai is having a few problems as of late - it over heats, but only after long drives (~30 mins), It burns oil, and the antifreeze tends to disappear over time, too. When I take off the radiator cap, I can see vapours escaping, and it sort of smells like exhaust though...