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Mar 24, 2002 | 01:55 PM

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Coolingwater disappering..

My little girl is thirsty.She has begun to drink her collingwater.I suspect that the intakegasket is poor.The car smokes a little bit more when cold from the left enginebank.My Chevy G20(van) had the same problem and it was the gasket.Any other idees? :cool: :cheers:

Mar 24, 2002 | 02:00 PM

Scott78

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Re: Coolingwater disappering.. (BB wowbagger)

There are 3 ways I can think of.
1. Intake gasket
2. Head gasket
3. Cracked head
When my truck starting using coolant you can guess it wasn't one of the cheap gasket fixes :rolleyes:

Forgot one, cracked cylinder sleeve. Thats as bad as it can get.
Scott

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Mar 24, 2002 | 02:08 PM

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Re: Coolingwater disappering.. (BB wowbagger)

Be sure to check the oil for signs of discoloration. Any greyish or milky looking "sludge" is a sign of a cracked head or bad head gasket.

Just found this in my Grand Am last week. :( Looks like I'll be replacing the head gasket next weekend.

-Sleek

Mar 24, 2002 | 02:10 PM

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Re: Coolingwater disappering.. (Scott78)

Ouch...I felt that one in the wallet..block it have only about 3000Km on her since a complete rebuild..Accourding the previous owner,she have been doing this once before,and it turned out to be the gasket..She don`t drink much so i`ll be waiting untill the season ends and take her apart then... :cool:

Theres spring for real in Sweden now..All the blondes a creeping out of the woodwork.. :cheers:

Mar 24, 2002 | 02:22 PM

Scott78

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Re: Coolingwater disappering.. (BB wowbagger)

I'd start by pulling the intake and seeing if I could see some "tracking" of the anti freeze below the gasket. More then likely it's 1 of the gaskets(intake or head). Did it badly overheat recently? That is what cracked my head.
Scott

Mar 24, 2002 | 03:08 PM

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Re: Coolingwater disappering.. (Scott78)

No overheating,the temp is stabil at 210.... :smash:

Mar 24, 2002 | 07:16 PM

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Re: Coolingwater disappering.. (BB wowbagger)

BB I had a micro leak in the radiator. The car leaked 1 - 2 qts of coolant per week
It only leaked when hot and it was soo small that I couldn't see any coolant on my garage floor. The coolant evaporated before it did reach the floor.

Before taking heads off , check the simple items first

Roger