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Old 01-19-2009, 11:39 AM
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Default HELP!!! Maybe a cracked block

Hello everyone I am not too sure where to put this but I figured since its a firebird this would be a good place to start. My friends 95 firebird with the 3.4L overheats and pisses out coolant once it gets hotter than operating temp. The coolant seems to leak out behind the valve cover and under the intake manifold. I know these pics aren't the best but I thought you guys would something to go off of. So do you think it is a cracked block or could it be something else that is fixable? Thanks for your help!
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Old 01-20-2009, 09:08 AM
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Default Coolant leak

I would suspect an intake manifold gasket as the 2.8, 3.1's were bad about leaking there after so many miles. Sometimes they'd leak into the inside of the crankcase n really screw things up.




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