Possible head gasket problem?

Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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I'm starting to worry about my car, 95 z28. I started it up for the first time in a month about a week ago and there was some water dripping from the exhaust and when I would rev it up it would spray some out. At first it would drip at idle but now it doesn't drip as much but it still sprays out when I rev it and it will drip if I drive it.
When I bought the car, it had an over heating issue but it was just the coolant temp sensor and it no longer over heats. I also changed the oil right away and the oil looked fine except for a little milky oil on the cap.
The car has been sitting outside since January so my dad thinks it's just condensation built up in the exhaust from not driving it.
Any ideas?
 
Old Sep 2, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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You're probably right about the condensation build up. I doubt it's a head gasket or it would be running rough too on a cold start.
 
Old Sep 2, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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I would say condensation as well unless you are loosing coolant out of the cooling system. You could take it to a shop and have them pressure test it too have ease of mind but usually if it is a headgasket leaking, you will see white smoke like a car does in cold weather even though it is 85 degrees outside.
 
Old Sep 2, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Your old man is most likely right.
 
Old Sep 2, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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Thanks for the input! I'm probably just a little paranoid because it seems everything that could go wrong, went wrong with this car but I feel alot better now.
 
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