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« on: June 14, 2011, 08:26:52 PM » |
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So my step brothers car is overheating, his dad has replaced the waterpump thermostat, rad cap and fluid-3 times. The second time he said it was thick and almost greasy... I tell him replace rad... And flush like crazy He also cleaned resovoir. Any ideas?
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Chris
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2011, 09:23:45 AM » |
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Thick and greasy? Sounds like a bad head gasket. Did he bleed all that air out of the system? It's a real PITA to do it properly. Have him drill a 1/8" or 2 1/16" holes in the ring of thermostat to get the fluid circulating and help release trapped air under it. I got that advice from someone on here a few years back. I've done it to every vehicle I won and never had air pocket issues again.
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« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2011, 04:01:00 PM » |
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Its about as hard to bleed as my LQ1 was, I find just a bunch of small sudden surges with the throttle, combined with a burping funnel works great  if the head gasket is gone wouldn't there be oil in the coolant? |
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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2011, 05:29:22 PM » |
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Head gasket would mean oil in the coolant.
My LQ1 was so easy to bleed. I had to put in a new radiator and installed that bled it out and I was good to go.
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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2011, 03:15:25 AM » |
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"Thick and greasy" sounds like oil in the coolant to me?
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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2011, 06:05:43 AM » |
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It did turn out to be a blown headgasket... Time to make money!  |
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« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2011, 09:51:40 AM » |
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Aahhh, doing repairs for relatives....I charge them twice as much and ask for half up front!
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« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2011, 03:45:32 PM » |
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Shop wants $2800 for a headgasket replacement. Hahahahaha I told him $500.
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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2011, 08:45:04 PM » |
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Does anyone have a write up? Is a 3100 a push rod engine? Lol oh goddamn. I hate jumping in the waterr when its up to my tits. My nipple hair looks gross when its wet.
Post Merge: June 18, 2011, 06:21:08 PM
So far its about as hard as I thought it was going to be. I have intake and exhaust removed, ac compressor lowered and both valve covers off. Now its time to take a brake... 6 hours later. Haha
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« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2011, 03:36:18 PM » |
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on the rear head, there is a sensor. located somewhat close to the breake booster... its similar to an oxygen sensor, like it only has one wire coming off of it, its green. and plugs into a harness about 6" away... anyone know what this is? i broke it. hahaha
Post Merge: June 19, 2011, 05:39:57 PM
it is a coolant temp sensor and apparantly nobody carries it in stock, wtf... why does gm need two sensors for one thing to be sent to two locations?? copy paste you idiots!! just like you did with your vehicle lineup!
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« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2011, 01:38:49 PM » |
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That one is for the idiot light and the one under the thermostat is for the guage.
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« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2011, 05:04:08 PM » |
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Well I hear its for the temp gauge on the dash, which would be a good thing to have working after a headgasket replacement.
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