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Old 10-20-2012, 08:48 PM
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Coolant loss does not lead only to "blown head gasket". If that's your only symptom, I would look else where. Start checking for leaks instead. Lower intake gasket, rad hose, water pump gasket or weeping hole, heater core(wet carpet) heater core connections. Etc
 
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Old 10-20-2012, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by budsysmith
Yeah I know it's the hard way but we're at the house bored and autozone is a nice drive from me.

Is this what you're talking about OEM/Radiator and cap test kit (27065) | Cooling System Test Kit | AutoZone.com_
Yes or one like it.

 
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Old 10-21-2012, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by slick's camaro
Coolant loss does not lead only to "blown head gasket". If that's your only symptom, I would look else where. Start checking for leaks instead. Lower intake gasket, rad hose, water pump gasket or weeping hole, heater core(wet carpet) heater core connections. Etc
Carpet isn't wet. If it were any of the other things would there not be water on my carport?

I know last year when it evidently was the rad cap, I didn't have anything on the carport but what about the other things?
 
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Old 10-21-2012, 11:50 AM
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Only if your heater core was leaking, your carpet under the dash on the passenger side would be wet
 
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Old 10-21-2012, 02:15 PM
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I get that but if it were anything else you mentioned, would there not be something wet under the car in the driveway?
 
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Old 10-21-2012, 02:26 PM
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Here's some of the spark plugs. Only have one more to go. Gonna put new ones in anyway. Oh and yes there are 6 but one is outside. They all look the same so far really.

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Old 10-22-2012, 06:05 AM
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It could be the lighting but that second broken one from the left (top pic) is looking pretty clean.
 
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Old 10-22-2012, 08:34 AM
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those look like wrong spark plugs. If i had to guess they are to a ford ranger.
 
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Old 10-22-2012, 09:10 AM
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I'm sure its in lighting. If something is wrong with one then it is with them all. They look identical.

We didn't put these in so can't tell u anything about them. I just know the spark plug puller fit them and was too small on one of our other cars. So if I go to parts store and tell them I need them for specific car will they fit? I know it's not original motor but looks same as the other 95 motor.
 
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Old 10-22-2012, 11:02 AM
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Those plugs are way too dirty to be a blown headgasket, the first plug looks like your leaking a little oil into the combustion chamber. When you go to the parts store just tell them you have a 95 3.4 and get regular AC copper plugs.
 


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