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Old Feb 10, 2019 | 05:12 PM
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Coolant leaking...don't know from where? No puddle on ground. And...no heat. Ugh.
Have had this issue numerous times.
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Old Feb 10, 2019 | 07:23 PM
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what engine? what's the oil look like?
 
Old Feb 10, 2019 | 07:45 PM
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Not sure what u mean...
 
Old Feb 10, 2019 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Lovemy95redcamaro
Not sure what u mean...
V-6 or V-8. Does the oil look milky? That would mean a head gasket or possibly intake gasket failure.
Running it that way will mean an engine failure soon.
 
Old Feb 10, 2019 | 09:44 PM
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Thanks...I'll check oil.
happened twice before...I've had 2 used engines in 10 years. Ugh.
 
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Thanks...I'll check oil.
happened twice before...I've had 2 used engines in 10 years. Ugh.
v6
 
Old Feb 11, 2019 | 12:54 PM
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3.4 or 3.8?
 
Old Feb 11, 2019 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Lovemy95redcamaro
Thanks...I'll check oil.
happened twice before...I've had 2 used engines in 10 years. Ugh.
v6
Well that sounds bad but if you are putting in engines and not replacing seals and gaskets it is not surprising. On the intake gasket time is the bigger factor then miles. You can have an intake gasket go bad and wipe out a motor and replace it with a used motor only to have that intake gasket fail 6 months later. It would be different if you where putting in 3 year old motors. Any motor you find now is 23 years old. Its should have all the soft parts replaced.

 
Old Feb 12, 2019 | 08:07 AM
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Hi.
I'm going to swap engine.
getting one with 80,000 km.
for $500.00.
less expensive than to fix head gasket issue.

 
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You are installing an engine with a 23 year old engine/head gasket and its been siting without running since the car wrecked and you expect it to last? You will be lucky to get a year out of it and not have a major failure. Heck you could blow out the rear main in a few weeks. Replacing parts on an engine that is out should not be expensive. For 5-$600 you could do oil pan, front and rear main seals, head and intake gaskets and have an engine that is ready to run a 100,000 miles.
 

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