oh no!!

[vr4gasm]

okay so i was going to add some 50/50 antifreeze to the camaro today sice it wa s little low the otherday and when i open the cap there was a little white foam around it.. never seen that before.. =\ also in the green antifreeze there was a few brown spots that appeaed to be oil and have the consistancy of oil in water.. wtf :( nooo

[Archer]

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ouch.. lower intake mani, or the dreadful head gasket...

sorry to hear about your car, hope she feels better soon...




(easy fix)
Archer

[vr4gasm]

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the car still runs great stays below operating temps and no smoake.. why me!!! brb i am gonna go check the oil and see how it looks

[vr4gasm]

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oil looks great i hope its just the mani gasket but now is a good time for a thinner headgasket for the powerdyne lol damn it

[ssms5411]

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Sorry to hear that , I hope for you it is a manifold gasket. Good luck.

[vr4gasm]

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whats the best way to tell if its the headgasket? i don;t wanna rip it down to the intake and then put it back just for it to be the headgasket..

[cam98aro]

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a compression test will usually tell you when a headgasket is bad

usually all of the cylinders will be within spec, and you will have one thats drastically low

if you do have a low one, put some oil in the cylinder, and do another compression check, if the compression INCREASES you know the rings for that cylinder are good, and you either have a headgasket problem, or bad valves (which i would say it is a headgasket in your case)

[Archer]

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a compression test will usually tell you when a headgasket is bad

usually all of the cylinders will be within spec, and you will have one thats drastically low

if you do have a low one, put some oil in the cylinder, and do another compression check, if the compression INCREASES you know the rings for that cylinder are bad, and you either have a headgasket problem, or bad valves (which i would say it is a headgasket in your case)

was gonna say the same thing!

its an easy task, just a pita on the maro... you can also check the pressure on your rad. if it drops or doesnt hold... leak somewhere. then you can use the dye and track it with the UV light.:stp:

Archer

[cam98aro]

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was gonna say the same thing!

its an easy task, just a pita on the maro... you can also check the pressure on your rad. if it drops or doesnt hold... leak somewhere. then you can use the dye and track it with the UV light.:stp:

Archer

oops, i made a huge mistake, if the compression increases, it means the rings are good.. oops

[flamingchicken]

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a compression test will usually tell you when a headgasket is bad

usually all of the cylinders will be within spec, and you will have one thats drastically low

rule of thumb is the lowest cyl should not be below 10% of the highest. if you have 190 psi of compression on the highest, then your lowest should not be below 171 psi.

[cam98aro]

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rule of thumb is the lowest cyl should not be below 10% of the highest. if you have 190 psi of compression on the highest, then your lowest should not be below 171 psi.

true, but thats usually diagnosing bad rings

most of the time if you have one cylinder thats really low its a headgasket/valve problem

not trying to say you're wrong, just providing some info :D

[ssms5411]

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oil looks great i hope its just the mani gasket but now is a good time for a thinner headgasket for the powerdyne lol damn it

Are you going to go with a .052 MLS, I have .060 MLS gaskets incase I blow a head gasket, I like to keep spare parts on hand in case something blows up. Good luck with your car I hope it is just a manifold. I don't think I ever blew a head gasket when I ran my powerdyne for the 4 years I had it. I did blow valve covers gaskets a couple of times and lower intake manifold twice. GM has a new lower intake gaskets set that is alm. so it is made alot better than their previous designs. I got most of my parts from ZZP.

[96RS Alex]

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Is there a step by step detailed procedure of the manifold gasket swap with pics in this forum yet? Seems this is a common occurence in our V6.

I'd like to know just in case for future reference. This should be a perfect opportunity to show & tell.

[vr4gasm]

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Are you going to go with a .052 MLS, I have .060 MLS gaskets incase I blow a head gasket, I like to keep spare parts on hand in case something blows up. Good luck with your car I hope it is just a manifold. I don't think I ever blew a head gasket when I ran my powerdyne for the 4 years I had it. I did blow valve covers gaskets a couple of times and lower intake manifold twice. GM has a new lower intake gaskets set that is alm. so it is made alot better than their previous designs. I got most of my parts from ZZP.

my powerdyne isn't on yet... i think it was just time for that gasket its not my headgasket just lower intake gasket.. do you have a part number to the alum. gasket set? i am gonna call gm monday and get some prices.. and yah i would like to go with the .052

[ssms5411]

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I just ordered mine through ZZP, which they will have just about everything you'll need.