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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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I hope this one doesnt hurt to bad . . .
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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hopefully it is just a gasket
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sorry to hear man
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What am I looking at, fluids where they shouldn't be?
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What am I looking at, fluids where they shouldn't be?
to sum it up..combustion chamber gasses are entering the coolant system...headgasket? cracked head? cracked block? could be anything.
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Originally Posted by JaYZeig
to sum it up..combustion chamber gasses are entering the coolant system...headgasket? cracked head? cracked block? could be anything.
bingo

after the two+ years of beating i've given it I cant really complain. a month or so ago it tossed a belt at the shiftlight in fourth and considering the speed I was at it got pretty hot before I could safely shut down. been downhill ever since. i had a random minimal KR i was able to tune out prior (attributed that to the colder weather and denser air), but since the tossed belt ive had 5-10% random swings in fuel trims, huge variance in part throttle and WOT AFR, shitty cold starts, poor idle and part throttle characteristics, etc.

normally i wouldnt be overly concerned one way or another as this would be a great excuse to drop in a forged shortblock, but the trans is very very angry with me right now which kinda throws the budget for a loop.

hope to have the heads off tomorrow evening for a more definitive answer
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