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Old 12-08-2011, 05:40 PM
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take the plug wires off that side and dry it very good. use electrical grease on the ends when reinstalling. im sureprized you not getting backfire at least.
 
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Old 12-15-2011, 06:19 PM
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i put in a 180 thermostat but my temp guage is gettin up to 240 degrees at times. should i be concerned? also im havin to add a lot of coolant but i dont see a leak. im addin about half a gallon about evey other day. also im get about 100 miles per tank. im definetly runnin rich. i can smell it. but only 100 miles per tank dont sound right
 
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Old 12-15-2011, 10:02 PM
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What does the oil look like? Not firing on 4 cylinders and losing coolant doesnt sound very good.
 
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Old 12-15-2011, 10:54 PM
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not firing on all cylinders was due to low gas. which seemed odd. it had enough gas to start but no for all cylinders to fire. soon as i added more gas it was all good. so now im jus worried about the coolant.
 
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Old 12-16-2011, 01:26 AM
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have you done a pressure test on your cooling system. it can help to find leaks.
 
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Old 12-20-2011, 01:35 PM
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i jus found this ticking to day. the car is runnin fine. any suggestions? do you think this is something i need to address asap?

camaro ticking - YouTube
 
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Old 12-20-2011, 10:11 PM
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have you reset the lifters? could be exhaust leak at the headers or lifter set wrong or failing.
 
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Old 12-21-2011, 08:50 AM
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i dont think its an exhaust leak. from where the noise is comin from it sounds like the lifters or rocker arms. idk. how do i reset the lifters? do u think i can keep driving it? it my daily driver.
 
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Old 12-21-2011, 07:03 PM
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shbox has a writeup on it. 4th Gen LT1 F-body Tech Articles
i think 69 has another link that may be better at explaining it.
 
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Old 12-21-2011, 07:40 PM
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sarge, I replied in your other thread
 



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