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drews50
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okay, i fixed the idle problem but now theres a more serious problem. i was driving back from washing her and the engine started running hot. i got it home and was backing into my garage when i saw coolant all over the ground. i checked the hoses and they are all fine. the coolant seems to have come from the mid to rear of the engine. does that mean head gasket? it's under warranty(thank god!) so i can take it back on mon. i just want to know what i'm dealing with. at least i got to drive it for a couple of hours!
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*shiftylx*
2013 Race Red 5.0 "Lucy"
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drews50
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anybody?
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*shiftylx*
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1967 Lime Gold 289 coupe "Ethel"
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drews50
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this shop called boradori put it together but a shop called norcal engines built it. it's really pissing me off because i got to drive it last night and this morning and it is a beast! i'm thinking it was a head gasket that blew, but i might be wrong. (i hope i'm wrong!) what do you think?
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*shiftylx*
2013 Race Red 5.0 "Lucy"
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check the oil. If it was a head gasket your car should be putting out white smoke. Also if it was a head gasket you wouldn't see a pile of fluids on the floor. What water pump are you running? I know that the edelbrocks sometimes spring a leak from the back cover of the water pump
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drews50
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its just a stock replacement water pump, but the coolant was sprayed farther back than the water pump. the oil looks fine. right after i turned it off, i went to uncap the radiator and there wasn't any pressure when i turned the cap. it was like the engine wasn't hot. the coolant splattered all over the crossmember and the suspension, but just onthe passenger side. does that help?
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*shiftylx*
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1967 Lime Gold 289 coupe "Ethel"
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drews50
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is there anywhere on the back of the engine that could dump out coolant at a huge rate, like more than possible out of the heater core hoses?
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*shiftylx*
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1967 Lime Gold 289 coupe "Ethel"
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If your intake is not seated correctly that would do it!! Check behind you lower intake to see if it is comming from there...
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drews50
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from what i can tell, it seems like the coolant might be coming from somewhere lower. i felt around the lower intake and couldn't find any coolant.
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*shiftylx*
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drews50
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i think it's coming from down low. how hard is it to replace the freeze plugs if thats the problem?
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drews50
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well, it's still under waranty ![[Whoo Whooooo!]](graemlins/woowoo.gif) so i shouldn't have a problem getting them to fix it. do you think these symptoms sound like a freeze plug kyle?
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*shiftylx*
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drews50
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do you have any idea about how long it will take to replace? i'm trying to get an internship about 20 min. away on wed. i hope they can get it done before then!
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*shiftylx*
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drews50
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just wanted to thank you guys for the advice, it was a freeze plug and its getting fixed under warranty and will be ready today. thanks again ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
[ September 08, 2003, 01:55 PM: Message edited by: shiftylx ]
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section525
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Hell yeah!
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quote:
Originally posted by DropTopFox:
If the head gasket blew you should have seen smoke while you were driving it.
Not necessarily.
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