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ALPINE Nov 9, 2003 06:20 PM

LT's and burning coolant?
 
I just got a set of Hookers, and now I'm burning coolant, no smoke in exhaust, but when I get out of my car it smells like coolant. I just topped it off with about a quart of the oprange stuff today. Will see how far it has gone down tomorrow.

Jeff_03Z71 Nov 9, 2003 06:26 PM

ummm. headers alone shouldnt cause to you to burn coolant. any chance that its leaking onto the headers and burning off like that?

ALPINE Nov 9, 2003 06:34 PM

I wouldn't think so either, but I'm going to wait till tomorrow and see how far it's gone down.

Classic Nov 9, 2003 06:40 PM

When you installed the headers did you break off the water temp sensor on the front of the driver's side head? I snapped mine off trying to get my headers in, and its something a lot of people over look. Otherwise headers alone won't cause a coolant leak.

ALPINE Nov 9, 2003 06:46 PM

Don't think so, the dummy light reads "right"

Jeff_03Z71 Nov 9, 2003 07:18 PM

yeah i was thinking about the water sensor too. if you didnt break it, then make sure its not leaking from there. i had to remove the water sensor when i installed my friends headers on his nova. but ill bet the genIII block is different

ALPINE Nov 10, 2003 10:10 AM

Nope, checked the temp sensor this morning after driving, but the smell is much less noticeable after I topped it off.

ALPINE Nov 10, 2003 12:08 PM

Smells the strongest when a/c is on, noticed today...


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