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BobonaStick 02-21-2009 03:14 PM

LB9 Trouble
 
Hey guys.. been a while again.. but back wit another LB9 issue.
88 GTA.... Blew the plastic side tank off radiator. Replaced radiator and now its on a hose bursting frenzy, first the lower then the upper.. leaking heater core...

Now... for the weird part... antifreeze has definate contamination smell, like exhaust and gas smell, pulled the plugs, no sign of antifreeze, compression test comes out to an average of 126 psi across the board.

Anyone else think its a blown head gasket?

BigAls87Z28 02-21-2009 05:18 PM

does the antifreeze that poured out of the rad look like chocolate milk?

NJSPEEDER 02-21-2009 10:38 PM

Sounds like there is debris somewhere in the cooling system.

BobonaStick 02-22-2009 04:13 AM

No milky looking antifreeze.... and just did a full system drain... Is it possible that this could have been caused by over rev?

camaroAL 02-22-2009 04:59 AM

sounds like it is a head gasket. ive seen this happen on a mustang, where it was actually a cracked cylinder wall making pressure in the water jacket.

Fast92RS 02-22-2009 06:40 AM

I would do a pressure test on the cooling system and see if the pressure bleeds off. If it does then start looking around for leaks and see if you can hear anything in the dipstick. I would also drain the oil and see if you have any coolant in the oil pan.


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