hey I have a simple quick question about the LT1
Thread Starter
Launching!
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
From: Detroit
hey I have a simple quick question about the LT1 QUESTION. . .
If you remove the radiator hoes or have a hole in them will the engine start and stay running?
I know eventually it will run hot but will it at least start? The reason I asked is I hade a hose burst and the car will start up but when I give it gas or let it sit for more them 10 seconds it shuts off. .
If you remove the radiator hoes or have a hole in them will the engine start and stay running?
I know eventually it will run hot but will it at least start? The reason I asked is I hade a hose burst and the car will start up but when I give it gas or let it sit for more them 10 seconds it shuts off. .
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 7,564
Likes: 4
From: Decatur, TN (N-W of Athens)
Yea, the coolant system really has little to do with it running. Only when it gets heatsoaked with it cause problems, and if you let it run too long it'll seize from heat and friction.
I would say when your hose went, your opti-spark (distributor) got soaked and it fried it basically. If you're lucky, it's a vacuum leak.
I would say when your hose went, your opti-spark (distributor) got soaked and it fried it basically. If you're lucky, it's a vacuum leak.
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,162
Likes: 0
From: St. Augustine, FL
runs for 10 sec? Does it run really rough trying to die in that 10sec? When the hose burst, did it by chance get coolant on the opti and other electronics? Coolant does wonders on those things... 
yea sounds like maybe a coil or opti problem, when I first got the TA I went to the carwash and blasted the engine haha stupid me, well I wet the coil connector I was driving and it was ok, then my tach went bye bye, and the car started misfiring.
anyways good luck, I would mess with the coil first since it is easier to get to, then if you have no luck check the opti, if the opti is bad sometimes it gives off a timing reference code. check for that too
anyways good luck, I would mess with the coil first since it is easier to get to, then if you have no luck check the opti, if the opti is bad sometimes it gives off a timing reference code. check for that too
Trending Topics
OH CHIT!! Sounds bad to me 
I think like the others stated previously that it may be your opti or coil acting up on you. Usually when they get soaked with coolant they tend to malfunction.
I think like the others stated previously that it may be your opti or coil acting up on you. Usually when they get soaked with coolant they tend to malfunction. LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo