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Old 11-14-2003, 11:59 AM
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Please help.

. car not overheating (160-170 cruising, 200-210 at stoplight)

. low coolant light came on, coolant real low

. opened radiator cap in the morning, dead cold engine...coolant real low

poured coolant into radiator directly to fill it up
started it....coolant dispersed, so added more

after a little while, bubbles a little smaller than a shirt button kept popping up
the bubbles kept coming up constantly

. no significant white smoke out of tailpipes (been 45-50 degrees outside)

. could be the excuse to get some stage 2 heads cam?
Old 11-14-2003, 12:01 PM
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water pump.....thats what mine was doing....pressurize it at a local shop, and look under the car...
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Might be a leaking hose, seen that happen too. Had a cam put in the car?




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