2001 Pewter WS6

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Clean everything up as far as the oil goes on the block and anywhere else underneath. Take your blower belt off and drive it for a week or two with out the blower and see if you are still getting oil drips on the ground. If they go away then you know it is from crank case pressure. If not then you will have to get it checked out further.

<small>[ March 12, 2003, 08:08 AM: Message edited by: 2001 Pewter WS6 ]</small>

Pro Stock John

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Could a crankcase evac setup help with that oil problem?

I'd top up the coolant each morning, and if you are still losing a lot and it's not leaking from a bad hose then you probably have a bad head gasket.

Texas Terminator

man that's weird. so is the coolant issue fixed? about the oil leak, with two breathers on it, i don't see how crankcase pressure could be a problem. i don't know which thread it was, but, there was a guy here just a week or so ago that had a similar problem and it ended up being a cracked block on the drivers side rear of the block. also, how about the oil cooler block off plate on the filter assembly?

Texas Terminator

oh yea, what about the oil pressure sending unit?

BIGBOS

I guess all things could be possible..

I'm gonna take the car out this weekend, get it washed, drive it for 5-10 mins, bring it back home and see where the coolant level is at...

Other than that I'm bringing the car into the shop the 1st week of april, gonna have a drivers side leak down done....

I can't see how it could be a head gasket, there should be no reason for it to pop at 4psi on a 9.5:1 compression setup...

Holes02

I'm still wondering if the coolant 'issue' could possibly just be the engine burping the coolant.
When they do a headswap, they've obviously gotta flush the coolant, and if there are any air pockets that were left, it's possible the engine just pushed them out while you were driving it....thus making your coolant level low? I agree with everyone though, before you can say for sure, top off the coolant and see what happens.

On the oil issue, I think the smoke stack out of the breathers is the source of your 'oil leak'....rig up a catch can and it should help.

sited12

It could be a cracked head. You should pull them off and send them to be pressure checked anyways just because you blew a head gasket.

Louis

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Whats Jim got in it for a tune? When you left speed inc, what, 3 weeks ago, You just left a nice patch on the road <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> Oh, BTW, youre reverse lights are on all the time too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

BIGBOS

I have brand new heads on the car since the head gasket issue, the old compression was 10.5:1, the new compression is 9.5:1..

I'm gonna drive it, see where the coolant level goes, if its low I'll go pick up some Dexcool and mix up a batch and top it off, drive it for a good part of the day and then see what happens...

BIGBOS

Well the car has 18 degrees of total timing w/a solid 12:1 AFR all across the board, no KR at all....4psi

The car is going in the 1st week of April to solve that reverse light problem... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Its kind of hard to prevent those nittos from breaking loose... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

<small>[ March 12, 2003, 10:12 PM: Message edited by: BIGBOS ]</small>

Rob Mattingly

You cant go wrong with the good ole cylinder pressure test. Might be able to rent a tester at Auto Zone. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> If you have one that wont hold pressure and the coolant bubbles a little, I would say time for a new h/gasket

BIGBOS

I'm having a leak down done as well...

BIGBOS

Heres an update..

Put gas in the car today, got it washed...

Motor has a BIG misfire I think...it lags so bad through the RPM's especially when I barely touch my foot to the gas, I can watch the needle on my tach bounce up and down as I increase the rpms....

I originally thought it could of been blower lag, but now it does it when I'm cruising as well...

If I had a spark plug socket I would pull one out, but I don't at the moment...but I might pick one up sometime next week, just to see whats goin on in there, I'm probably gonna pull out #7 because thats the cylinder the head gasket blew on, if the plug is either dry white, or coated w/oil or melted I dunno what I will do from there... <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />

BIGBOS

TTT

Texas Terminator

THE DAMN #7 AGAIN?! WTF IS THE DEAL WITH THE %$#%$^ #7 CYLINDER ANYWAY?! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> MINE WENT SOUTH TOO AND I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL OTHERS TALK ABOUT IT AS WELL. ANYONE KNOW? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

annil8r

Well big bos if u have to breather filters on ur vavle covers that is where the oil is coming from its blowing out them and lealing on ur headers u may even smell it in the car ocasionally.
as for the stumble it sounds like u have a blown head gasket it sounds as if there is a small amount of water leaking in the combustion chamber and its just burning it it will cause pops and cracks and a stumble. run the **** out of it for 15 mins stop and pop the hood see if there is any steam coming from out from under the heads if it is that is ur problem.

wrencher

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Check the plugs you'll see the differance in the bad cylinder. There is also a another tester that works off of the coolant system. It's called a head gasket/ co dye tester. It is a squeeze bulb w/ chambers filled with a special dye. You lower coolant level in radiator & put this tool in radiator fill. You pull air out of cooling system as the car idles hot& if it contains any co (carbon monoxide) it will make the dye change color from dark blue to yellow. Found alot of tough ones with this tool.

BIGBOS

I think I have pin pointed the oil leak, it seems to be coming from behind the flywheel...there is a line of drips....

BIGBOS

Another update, just took the car for a spin..

The car starts to sputter/lag/gurgle as soon as the thermostat opens...when I drove it at first it was running smooth, but when it got to operating temps it started to act up..

There is no steam, only "steam" is from the breather valves...

<small>[ March 15, 2003, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: BIGBOS ]</small>

I8COBRA

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Heads are new.
Gaskets are new.
I hope its not the block. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

This is something that makes you want to punch something <img border="0" alt="[bomb]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_bomb.gif" />