WTF!! Seriously another broken starter!!
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From: Cypress TX
Thanks guys, i'll check for coolant in the cylinders...I didn't notice any white smoke, but then again i've only driven it for 5 minutes in the past 6 months. (just got it back running from doing the ls7 clutch swap).
there's still coolant in the reservoir, but if just a little bit has escaped into the cylinders i wouldn't notice yet.
thanks for all the help!
there's still coolant in the reservoir, but if just a little bit has escaped into the cylinders i wouldn't notice yet.
thanks for all the help!
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From: Los Angeles
Nastymant
This is common with this type of starter. In 99 Delco swapped these out for OE#9000853 due to this problem occurring in the 5.3 trucks. The only problem is this unit will not fit the vettes.
I would still make sure and double check everything like the other posters recommended before upgrading or going with a third.
This is common with this type of starter. In 99 Delco swapped these out for OE#9000853 due to this problem occurring in the 5.3 trucks. The only problem is this unit will not fit the vettes.
I would still make sure and double check everything like the other posters recommended before upgrading or going with a third.
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ok...you were right
Ok, you guys were right...as soon as I started taking the exhaust off, i had a puddle on my floor...mmm, yep it's nice and sweet tasting...
I tore it down last night and of course it was #7.
I installed the heads myself and torqued them down properly in the correct sequence (using a sharpy & instructions from ls1howto.com)
Sooooo...is this just a gasket malfunction? I can't seem to find anything else wrong...everything seems to be undamaged, I just wonder if i should slap on a new mls gaskets (instead of factory stock) & head studs?
here was my catch can (wilkerson coalescing filter) that i couldn't see until i removed it (its in front near the radiator). full of coolant & oil
heads.
...as soon as I started taking the exhaust off, i had a puddle on my floor...mmm, yep it's nice and sweet tasting...I tore it down last night and of course it was #7.
I installed the heads myself and torqued them down properly in the correct sequence (using a sharpy & instructions from ls1howto.com)
Sooooo...is this just a gasket malfunction? I can't seem to find anything else wrong...everything seems to be undamaged, I just wonder if i should slap on a new mls gaskets (instead of factory stock) & head studs?
here was my catch can (wilkerson coalescing filter) that i couldn't see until i removed it (its in front near the radiator). full of coolant & oil
heads.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
Use a dye penaterent to look for invisivle cracks in and around #7 cyl. There can be a crack in the cylinder and you cant even see it!
The dye will make it stand out!! The cylinder and area that your testing hast to be SPOTLESS!!
BC
The dye will make it stand out!! The cylinder and area that your testing hast to be SPOTLESS!!
BC
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