I had the clogged radiator problem too.
But before that I managed to get it too hot twice. Having thought I fixed it I drove her to the ballfields and in the process boiled her over, twice on concecutive days. Alluminum heads don't like to be hot as I am told.
So the head gasket. I had a hydrocarbon check performed that basically puts the tester in the top of the expansion tank. When you run the engine it detects hydrocarbons. Well that was a positive. Basically there is a little(?) hole in the gasket that pressurizes the coolant system. This causes the coolant to blow past the cap on the expansion tank.
I am hoping troverman is wrong and that the sleeves are still good. We have a spare engine and it will get the once over next week by my buddy who is excellent on the engine stuff. Then if the spare is crap we will proceed to tear down my existing motor.
If it is failed and unrepairable I am buying a Mercedes turbo diesel and dropping it in.
I will forward the issues you raise Troverman to my buddy. So he can be looking for them.
Thanks for the tips.
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