Dear sirs,After my over heat my Diso won’t stay idling,I was thinking on taking all plugs out and turn it over and see if there is any coolant in the cylinders and put new plugs after that,I going to put bars leak in it for now.And I know the consequences for doing this but it’s a have to for now does anyone out there have a opinion I have to start it with starting fluid do y’all think the reason it won’t idle is there’s coolant in the cylinders and there killing the spark or could it be something else?

Check the dip stick for coolant

You can also rent a coolant pressure tester from Autozone, pump it up to 20 ftlbs. See if it holds.

Thanks I’ll try the pressure test!Thanks.I allready drained the oil and there was coolant present yes .I put new oil,coolant,spark plugs,I blew out coolant in cylinders so Iam hoping it will start and idle.What will the pressure test tell me ?That my head gaskets are shot?

seems to me that if you drained the oil and coolant was present, I would forget about trying to get it started again and move forward on disassembling it to find out how bad it was damaged. Putting new fluids in it is pretty much a waste. Even if you do get it started, the oil will be ruined and the coolant wasted. Spark plugs won’t help you with a blown head gasket, which is the likely culprit, if not a cracked block (hope not for your sake). Based upon the limited info provided, it’s a reasonable conclusion.

I just want to keep it idling long enough for the bars leak to run through the system,I over heated to the point there was steam coming from under the hood,After That I Let it Cool over night it fired right up my battery isn’t in the best of shape,I looked at the dipstick and yes there was coolant present i.I all really know the gaskets are blown but have to do bars leak for know and hope for the best.

If yoy have coolant in the oil you need to fix it now or really pay for it later. Could be the front timing cover gasket, or HG’s.

Thank Ive had the guys tell me it could be the front timing cover I don’t think it got hot enough for the head gaskets for I had a 98
that did the same thing,May just get a Shop and tear it down and go from there

Hey guys is there a link showing a removal of a timing cover to replace a timing cover gasket?On a D2 2001?Thank you Yours truly Mike