head gasket problem?

[phines]

been driving the car now for a week for hour long drives to and from work both in traffic and no traffic and no more problems since i have bypassed the heater core and the smell of antifreeze is also gone.

If the headgasket is bad do you think it should be overheating in the winter as well as the summer? Does the temperture outside have anything to do with overheating if its a head gasket?

Good to hear you have the problem under control for now.

As for the potential head gasket problem, mine never really had the overheating problem in the winter either. I did manage to have it overheat once when I was pulling a trailer up a mountain. You may not see that symptom again until it warms up. I don't know if that's good news or bad news, but at least it gives you a chance to save up some money for the repairs.