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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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have some coolant on plugs..idles real high and hesitates when i give it gas...would all these symptoms be a head gasket or somethin else???thx foe any help/
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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Could be, check your intake manifold for cracks.
My 96 cracked this year at the heater core hose inlet.
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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Check for a crack in your intake manifold. If you still have the plastic crossover, that may be the problem. Check your oil as well to make sure you don`t have coolant mixing with it.
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:46 PM
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nope its all new it has to be a gasket...wad about the intake gasket???
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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i did the pi swap here are my mods
THE CAR HAS ALL THE BOLT ON'S
ALL FORGE INTERNALS, LEVEL 10 BLOCK
PORTED INTAKE, HEADS
VORTECH SUPERCHARGER, 2.87 IN. PULLY
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THATS ALL I CAN THINK OF
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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I have oil in my coolant. I also have oil leaking all over my spark plugs and coil packs causing the car to hessitate. I'm guessing it's my head gasket too.
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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do you have a blower or nitrous?????and when you start your car does it idle at like 2 g's then back off after a min or so????
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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No it's N/A and no nitrous. Yeah the RPMs hang then drop. I have to keep taking out my coil packs and plugs and drying them off til I get the money to get head gaskets done.
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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ita easy to replace but i dont wanna rip a part and that not be the problem. ya know??
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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Yeah, I'm scared its leaking from somewhere else too. A friend of mine told me to stop by his shop next week so I'm gonna get it looked at then.



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