Overheating Oh My!

[FlamespikeMST1]

i would first check to see if its your thermostat.
water pumps tnd to go out on the 3.4s
and the waterpump could go bad, and NO fluid leak from the weep hole.
if the temp flucuates, then its the fins of the waterpump.
could be a clogged radiator, just building pressure, which would also go back to the thermo stat
if its leaking you should really track it down.
look on he inside of the water pump could be a simple gasket, or maybe the front cover gasket as well.
if you think it really is a head gasket check for your oils color, or better yet pull the dipstick out, lol. search around the head for leaks, try to get under your car so you can see if theres any leakage from the back of the engine.
if its just a coolant leak you can fix this yourself, if its a head gasket, then i would go by how comfortable you feel tearing apart your engine

[l1tech]

Newsflash....nobody here knows what's going on

[ArticRider]

Originally posted by Money7305:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BiH:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by teal99camaro:
jessica, i'm impressed.. E-mail me or I M me sometime I wana chat computers with you.

chat computers [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE][img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

I just noticed Jessica is the ultimate: hot car girl + hot car = [img]graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img]

Where do I find one of these gems? </font>[/QUOTE]This is kinda funny. Let the leg-humpin' begin(me included...and I live pretty close to Boca, well, not at the moment). Sorry to the original guy who posted about his overheating problem, but this happens when two likeable things come together in this group...cars and females.

To BrianSZ: Hope you figure out what the problem is! :cool:

[BrianSZ]

Oil looked a litle dirty but overall fine, def. not tan in color. Called a local automotive shop and described the symptoms they said def. blown head gasket and would be $1200 repair.

[ArticRider]

Originally posted by BrianSZ:
Oil looked a litle dirty but overall fine, def. not tan in color. Called a local automotive shop and described the symptoms they said def. blown head gasket and would be $1200 repair.

Ouch! Time for a 3.8 swap maybe?

[BiH]

Originally posted by ArticRider:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BrianSZ:
Oil looked a litle dirty but overall fine, def. not tan in color. Called a local automotive shop and described the symptoms they said def. blown head gasket and would be $1200 repair.

Ouch! Time for a 3.8 swap maybe? </font>[/QUOTE]why would he want a 3.8 [img]tongue.gif[/img] better get an LT1

[iGoRa]

Originally posted by l1tech:
Looking for water in the oil is no indicator of a head gasket failure. If the head gasket lets go between the cylinder and the coolant passage the coolant will never get into the oil. What if the intake manifold leaks coolant under the intake..now you have coolant in the oil..does that mean the head gasket is blown??? NOT

Listen to him

[Kal-El]

why lt1 if he wants to do a v8 swap go with a ls1

[Money7305]

Once you start modding LT1s and LS1s the difference isn't that much. Plus the aftermarket for LT1s is cheaper and more established.