c4 major coolant leak!
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c4 major coolant leak!
I just "found" a C4 corvette in the old mans garage, not been run for 4 years. I fired it up but it smelled like it was getting hot so shut it off, realised it was low on water i filled up the radiator and run it again down the road but it started spewing water out from underneath so i took it straight back before it got hot. Now as soon as i fill it up with water it pours straight out from underneath, from the back of the engine just above the fly wheel i think but i can't get to it and i have limited experience with these things! Any ideas?
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[QUOTE=86PACER;1571976541]Rear freeze plugs. That would require removal of the trans. There are two in the back of the block up high, hidden by the trans case.
yes someone else suggested this, i checked the t-stat which was corroded and stuck also, i think maybe it got a little warm and the pressure will have popped the rusty plug out maybe does this sound right? is it major work to replace these?
yes someone else suggested this, i checked the t-stat which was corroded and stuck also, i think maybe it got a little warm and the pressure will have popped the rusty plug out maybe does this sound right? is it major work to replace these?
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the car has been in spain for 4 years so should not have been subjected to frost. I'm not sure what engine it is but it has the big grey airbox on the top with "cross fire injection" written on it and air intakes on either side staggered. Hope this helps, thanks!
It's an 84.
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The Crossfire was only used in the 1984 for C4s and 1982 in the C3.
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I bought a C5 several years ago, then the C6 Z06, he was trying to compete so he picked up an old c4 ! He has 12 old cars in spain, mostly old british classic sports cars such as MG's and triumphs etc, all mechanicaly ok but not been run - i thought i'd try help him out by taking the 'vette off his hands and shipping it back to the UK as a little project over winter - i don't mind "bolting on" new accessories and doing the easy bits but didn't expect this! It Must be an 84, is the cross fire injection a good engine or is it old technology compared to the LT1 ?
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I had a similar issue with my 86. Don't know if yours is an 86, or an 84, but, mine has this little pipe on the passenger side of the distributor cap, with a rubber hose that i had to remove to get at the distributor hold down bolt. sometimes i forget to put it back and the back of my engine spews coolant. Might be worth taking a look. Good luck.
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I just "found" a C4 corvette in the old mans garage, not been run for 4 years. I fired it up but it smelled like it was getting hot so shut it off, realised it was low on water i filled up the radiator and run it again down the road but it started spewing water out from underneath so i took it straight back before it got hot. Now as soon as i fill it up with water it pours straight out from underneath, from the back of the engine just above the fly wheel i think but i can't get to it and i have limited experience with these things! Any ideas?
