Head Gasket and?
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Head Gasket and?
Hi everyone, this is my first post. I'll do my best to be as detailed as possible.
A few weeks ago I picked up a '95 LT1 with ~153K that had been sitting for approximately a year. Previous owner replaced the fuel pump and the brake master cylinder. I changed all the fluids and noticed that the coolant had oil in it. Upon further inspection it's clear that the head gasket failed. I'm aware this is something I should have noticed beforehand, but hindsight is 20/20 right?
I'm planning to buy the full head gasket set and new head bolts from ecklers.
Is there anything else I should replace while I'm in there?
A few weeks ago I picked up a '95 LT1 with ~153K that had been sitting for approximately a year. Previous owner replaced the fuel pump and the brake master cylinder. I changed all the fluids and noticed that the coolant had oil in it. Upon further inspection it's clear that the head gasket failed. I'm aware this is something I should have noticed beforehand, but hindsight is 20/20 right?
I'm planning to buy the full head gasket set and new head bolts from ecklers.
Is there anything else I should replace while I'm in there?
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Maybe someone whos experienced it, Ive never heard of oil going into the coolant but coolant going into the oil due to a head gasket. Perhaps it may be the internal trans cooler leaking???
Last edited by stew86MCSS396; Nov 11, 2020 at 04:15 AM.
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Hi everyone, this is my first post. I'll do my best to be as detailed as possible.
A few weeks ago I picked up a '95 LT1 with ~153K that had been sitting for approximately a year. Previous owner replaced the fuel pump and the brake master cylinder. I changed all the fluids and noticed that the coolant had oil in it. Upon further inspection it's clear that the head gasket failed. I'm aware this is something I should have noticed beforehand, but hindsight is 20/20 right?
I'm planning to buy the full head gasket set and new head bolts from ecklers.
Is there anything else I should replace while I'm in there?
A few weeks ago I picked up a '95 LT1 with ~153K that had been sitting for approximately a year. Previous owner replaced the fuel pump and the brake master cylinder. I changed all the fluids and noticed that the coolant had oil in it. Upon further inspection it's clear that the head gasket failed. I'm aware this is something I should have noticed beforehand, but hindsight is 20/20 right?
I'm planning to buy the full head gasket set and new head bolts from ecklers.
Is there anything else I should replace while I'm in there?
