T/A 1996 LT1 overheating
#21
On The Tree
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Clarksville, TN
Posts: 171
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
the prestone does not congeal with the dexcool. its compatible with all colors of antifreeze, even orange ( dex cool). it'll only congeal with the old, what they call " conventional green" antifreeze. it sounds like you have water mixed with the oil, which is probably a head gasket
#22
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (30)
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Texarkana, Tx
Posts: 4,391
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/ranks/ls1tech10year.png)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
not too familiar with this, but from my understanding.. its an add on gauge where you put a probe somewhere in the engine and mount the gauge somewhere in the cabin to give an accurate reading of temperature if the original gauge is bad
ie.. http://www.revingtontr.com/shop/coll...pe=TR3&CID=792
ie.. http://www.revingtontr.com/shop/coll...pe=TR3&CID=792
#23
TECH Regular
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Texas
Posts: 424
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/ranks/ls1tech10year.png)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Like someone else said... if your oil looks like chocolate milk (and smells kind of sweet) you have coolant getting into the oil.
#24
12 Second Club
iTrader: (1)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
i had this happen to me but my head gaskets are perfectly sound nothing wrong with them. I found about a gallon of water in my oil pan after i pegged my temp gauge to were it no longer works
so I pulled my heads to check to see if i had a blown gasket and they were good.
so now i have to have the block and heads checked.
hope this hasnt happened to you good luck
![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
so now i have to have the block and heads checked.
hope this hasnt happened to you good luck