Trans am may be nomore
Trans am may be nomore My mom is pissed cause the lt1 is still overheating after a new tstat,fan motor it still overheats. my uncle thinks it is a blown head or something. so now she is saying im goin to have to switch to something slower. 
damn im tryin to convince her to get another engine ,but she thinks since the body has 260,XXX miles that the car will still have problems with a lower mileage engine.
LT1s are cheap engines right. i just dont want to get rid of my dads
damn im tryin to convince her to get another engine ,but she thinks since the body has 260,XXX miles that the car will still have problems with a lower mileage engine.LT1s are cheap engines right. i just dont want to get rid of my dads
G-force has a low mile LT1 that they will let go cheap give Mike a call and ask him about it I think it has 40-50 k on it out of his dads car. 100% stock might be a good option for you. good luck.
Jeff
Jeff
mine did it and nothing would fix it it turned out to be the shaft that drives the waterpump from the timing set it stripped...pull the pump off and see if you can spin the waterpump impellor by hand if not get a new pump, and make sure that the shaft that drives the pump from the timing cover doesnt move at all
its not the highest mileage in the world...
motor should be fine
lmk if your goana sell and what price
its not the highest mileage in the world...
motor should be fine
lmk if your goana sell and what price
have you posted on here? there are so many LT1 guys who know how to work on these things, me included....im torn apart and fixed anything that moves on the cars. we're here to help you out man.
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does it leak from anywhere? Mine had a slight crack in the back of the radiator below the filler neck. I replaced the end tank, and it was good to go. I was tracking the leak down for over a year, replacing everything the cooling system, until i found the culprit.
Originally Posted by Nite_Hawk
does it leak from anywhere? Mine had a slight crack in the back of the radiator below the filler neck. I replaced the end tank, and it was good to go. I was tracking the leak down for over a year, replacing everything the cooling system, until i found the culprit.
ive got a pressure checker to check for leaks in the system you put it on the cap and pressurise it....
you can also check the cap...
how long does it take to get hot? does it only get hot when its idleing? does it get hot going down the freeway? whens it getting hot?
you can also check the cap...
how long does it take to get hot? does it only get hot when its idleing? does it get hot going down the freeway? whens it getting hot?
Originally Posted by daniel6718
ive got a pressure checker to check for leaks in the system you put it on the cap and pressurise it....
you can also check the cap...
how long does it take to get hot? does it only get hot when its idleing? does it get hot going down the freeway? whens it getting hot?
you can also check the cap...
how long does it take to get hot? does it only get hot when its idleing? does it get hot going down the freeway? whens it getting hot?
Yeah you need to check for pressure, and I would take him up on this. I had a small heater core leak, that when I put in some flush cleaning stuff for my system it made the leak open up all the way.
Next thing you know I was getting air in the system, and would overflow from the reservoir after I would park the car. You are wanting to hear a small hiss when you twist your radiator cap, this will let you know there is some kind of pressure. (I had none at the time) Pressure is everything for your system to work. One small leak, and it can screw you.
Originally Posted by daniel6718
ive got a pressure checker to check for leaks in the system you put it on the cap and pressurise it....
you can also check the cap...
how long does it take to get hot? does it only get hot when its idleing? does it get hot going down the freeway? whens it getting hot?
you can also check the cap...
how long does it take to get hot? does it only get hot when its idleing? does it get hot going down the freeway? whens it getting hot?
the cap sucks ***** and it got hot instantly when we started it up yesterday man. it was just idleing and it got hot massively hot past the 260 we wasnt even in the red zone nomore lol black zone.
really? instantly might be headgasket problem....check the oil for wter? remove the cap and put your hand over where the cap goes and have some1 start it if its puching against you then its headgasket....
if it took about 2 minutes toget hot the waterpump isnt working most likely
where you at in desoto? im in mesquite...might beable to help you
if it took about 2 minutes toget hot the waterpump isnt working most likely
where you at in desoto? im in mesquite...might beable to help you
well yea im in desoto but the car right now is at my uncles house gettin worked on. i wont be able to be there cause of work lol. but what i could use is that thing you was talking about earlier.
But basically if its the headgasket am i screwed or what.
But basically if its the headgasket am i screwed or what.
Uhh, no. That just means it's heads/cam time 
Srsly tho. You may have a faulty sending unit in the passenger side head if it just shoots up immediately. Of course this is all e-logic coming out, you should get someone who knows what they are doing with LT1's to actually look at it and test the coolant system out!
Srsly tho. You may have a faulty sending unit in the passenger side head if it just shoots up immediately. Of course this is all e-logic coming out, you should get someone who knows what they are doing with LT1's to actually look at it and test the coolant system out!
