Help--Son gunked my LT1 engine
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Update--Still no start today and now throws a code 16 I guess it's time to tear it apart. I have another opti unit but do not know if it is any good , Also where can I get a good deal on a new opti unit and is other ones as good as the gm unit.
Thanks again for all the help
Steve
Thanks again for all the help
Steve
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I've ordered from thepartsladi on ebay, too, and believe she has the lowest O.E.M. AC/Delco prices you'll find there. Beware of cheap imitations!
There are Optis on ebay to be had for as little as $125.00 but they're re-manned ghetto garbage...or worse...a brick in a box from a scammer!
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I also went with thepartsladi optispark. I'm a little worried now because all the packed on grease is no longer there to protect it. 
I drove around for several months with the water pump leaking on the stock opti and it never died. I was adding at least a gallon of coolant a week. The only reason I replaced it is because I was already in there for a cam swap.
before..
after..
The new thepartsladi opti...
Original 118k mile stock opti insides after removal...
Looks pretty good.
I drove around for several months with the water pump leaking on the stock opti and it never died. I was adding at least a gallon of coolant a week. The only reason I replaced it is because I was already in there for a cam swap.before..
after..
The new thepartsladi opti...
Original 118k mile stock opti insides after removal...
Looks pretty good.
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Hey Rick...you got your WP coupler on backwards ! 
(not sure it makes any difference though)
I can't believe how clean the inside of your old Opti is considering the gunk on the outside.... I guess you
were right that all that nasty goo makes for a pretty water tight seal !!!!!
(not sure it makes any difference though)
I can't believe how clean the inside of your old Opti is considering the gunk on the outside.... I guess you
were right that all that nasty goo makes for a pretty water tight seal !!!!!
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I also went with thepartsladi optispark. I'm a little worried now because all the packed on grease is no longer there to protect it. I drove around for several months with the water pump leaking on the stock opti and it never died. I was adding at least a gallon of coolant a week. The only reason I replaced it is because I was already in there for a cam swap.
before..
after..
The new thepartsladi opti...
Original 118k mile stock opti insides after removal...
Looks pretty good.
I drove around for several months with the water pump leaking on the stock opti and it never died. I was adding at least a gallon of coolant a week. The only reason I replaced it is because I was already in there for a cam swap.before..
after..
The new thepartsladi opti...
Original 118k mile stock opti insides after removal...
Looks pretty good.
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Hey Rick...you got your WP coupler on backwards !
(not sure it makes any difference though)
I can't believe how clean the inside of your old Opti is considering the gunk on the outside.... I guess you
were right that all that nasty goo makes for a pretty water tight seal !!!!!
(not sure it makes any difference though)
I can't believe how clean the inside of your old Opti is considering the gunk on the outside.... I guess you
were right that all that nasty goo makes for a pretty water tight seal !!!!!
I was also surprised at the inside. I think the people that seal the opti with sealer are definately on to something. I wish I had done that but didnt think about it until after everything was back on.
Yes, Both are 95 opti's.
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If you check the after pic you can see where I had the timing cover welded shut for my electric water pump.
I was also surprised at the inside. I think the people that seal the opti with sealer are definately on to something. I wish I had done that but didnt think about it until after everything was back on.
Yes, Both are 95 opti's.
I was also surprised at the inside. I think the people that seal the opti with sealer are definately on to something. I wish I had done that but didnt think about it until after everything was back on.
Yes, Both are 95 opti's.
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If you check the after pic you can see where I had the timing cover welded shut for my electric water pump.
I was also surprised at the inside. I think the people that seal the opti with sealer are definately on to something. I wish I had done that but didnt think about it until after everything was back on.
Yes, Both are 95 opti's.
I was also surprised at the inside. I think the people that seal the opti with sealer are definately on to something. I wish I had done that but didnt think about it until after everything was back on.
Yes, Both are 95 opti's.
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Pulled it apart today and there was water in the opti unit all you guys where right THANKS ,I have a MSD unit on the way=--should I seal the weep holes and around the cover with silicone or are they a better design when it comes to water--
