Burning Coolant, Help

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May 4, 2011 | 08:41 AM

ls1transam84

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Burning Coolant, Help

I went home this past weekend (to a job and am moving to OH), got my vette out and noticed it start to smoke once it wormed up, and by smoke I mean quite a bit. The smoke is white and slightly sweet, I am for sure it is coolant. I had to get back on a plane Sunday so I have not checked the oil.
I am guessing it is an intake gasket, but I guess it could be a head gasket or at worse a cracked head.

Have any of you had this problem?
What did you find wrong?
Is there a problem known problem?

Thanks

May 4, 2011 | 08:43 AM

Doggie Dawg

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Head Gasket

Do a compression check. you may have a blown head gasket

May 4, 2011 | 09:51 PM

evilskywalker20

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an itake gasket would just leak coolent and burn it up in the motor, not the amount of smoke your talking about..Dawg is probley right..sounds like a blown head gasket...

May 5, 2011 | 11:00 AM

0Paul Ruggeri

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You can get a "Block Tester" kit at your local parts store to confirm its a headgasket.

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