LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old 08-14-2007 | 02:45 AM
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got damnit lol. right when i thought we had it fixed. my mom drives it today and it goes into the black zone, but when she turned the ac off it goes to 210. she brings it back home and i check it and i see this white **** everywhere like someone just had a orgasm all on the elbow and hoses and intake.

btw got a new waterpump hopefully this will solve all my problems does this also mean my car will start better(opti)
Old 08-14-2007 | 11:05 AM
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ok respond
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Are you replacing the Opti also?
Old 08-14-2007 | 12:04 PM
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is the opti appart of the waterpump
Old 08-14-2007 | 12:09 PM
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No it sets behind the water pump you will see the plug wires going to it.
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o ok then learned something new today
Old 08-15-2007 | 04:43 PM
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you should have someone else work on your car
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o ok then learned something new today

damn dude you have that many posts and dont know that yet?

Anyways, have you 100% verified that you old pump does not work?
Old 08-16-2007 | 01:45 AM
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i should have someone work on my car i just dont want to spend any money. and yes i thought i had a new optispark as well lol. so yes it is the waterpump so hopefully my car will be fixed again
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Was the waterpump leaking?
Old 08-16-2007 | 02:04 AM
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im a little ways away id come look at it and help you work on it but like you said aint free....

did you check the shaft like i said? or the old pump? ector the cap? or system for leaks? or hand over the cap to see if its a headgasket? ect ect
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check the bearing on the pump yet? maybe you should add a man. fan switch after you get it fixed in case it sarts to heat up again you wont like having to replacing the head gaskets. As far as having someone do it for you nah how will you ever learn , right although a lt1 techie observin your work could be good. Did the opti get wet ?
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nevermind man you got a new pump ...didn't read that part at first.
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lol daniel i should've bought it to u in the first place. i kno one thing is for sure when my mom drove it monday. it had leaked antifreeze all over my engine. but hopefully this waterpump will fix all my problems i knew it was the pump from the begining.
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loose hose could do t hat...if its leaking on the engine bay could be a leak causing the overheting
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you have an lt1... and you don't want to spend any money.... I bet the pump doesn't fix it
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hehehehe. my uncle fixes it for free lol. and we just put the new waterpump on today. tried to get him to put the 160tstat back in there. but i saw the opti lol i touch it and everything.(like it was a ferrari or something) i was like so this is wat everyone is always talking about.
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So did it fix it?
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touch the opti like that again inapporpriately and its liable to stop working from all the coolant thats been spewed on it




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