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Old Jul 21, 2014 | 05:59 PM
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Hmmm. Started removing things for the head gasket replacement. Saw an area on the bottom of the pass side exh manifold that had been dribbling water from my weld. Like a pinhole I missed. Closer inspection revealed an inch long crack in my weld. Oops!
I'll be fixing that.....
Not sure how much exh leak it takes to mess up boost. But it will help.

I wonder what the drivers side looks like?
Was that why you thought your head gasket went or did you do a leak down test? Condensation comes out of my exhaust with e85 on startup on the regular.
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Old Jul 22, 2014 | 02:13 AM
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Was that why you thought your head gasket went or did you do a leak down test? Condensation comes out of my exhaust with e85 on startup on the regular.
No, I had no idea about the crack.
My car has been filling my overflow. And sat it filled it and actually overflowed it in 3 passes.

I have a post ip about it pushing coolant.
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Old Jul 22, 2014 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by RonSSNova
No, I had no idea about the crack.
My car has been filling my overflow. And sat it filled it and actually overflowed it in 3 passes.

I have a post ip about it pushing coolant.
I've been busy moving and haven't been on much. But I did get me my 69 Chevelle to put my drivetrain in! Get it fixed and post back up!
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