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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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white smoke and coolant out the exhaust....

so how much is it going to cost to get the work done?

so what else should i do while she is gong to be open?
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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look like it'* time to do a little port and polish to the sc, tb, intake. Maybe even cook the heads and grind valves and seats.

the most expensive gaskets are the lowers, get the new gm aluminum for around $50. all the other gaskets a cheap.

not sure on head gasket price, I'm sure they will be quite abit more.
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 10:23 AM
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are you sure it'* a blown head gasket? What brought you to that conclusion?

now I see your edit.
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by sonoma_zr2
are you sure it'* a blown head gasket? What brought you to that conclusion?

now I see your edit.
It is somewhat more likely that it'* your LIM gaskets...
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Based on club experience, this is most likely the lower intake gaskets and not a head gasket.

I would be inclined to tear off the intake and look for signs of a leak.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Based on club experience, this is most likely the lower intake gaskets and not a head gasket.

I would be inclined to tear off the intake and look for signs of a leak.
i will check when i get home. would this be any cheaper to fix?
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10x easier.

And I highly doubt it'* your head gaskets. I have yet to see a HG failure on this forum.
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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I'm assuming the car is not being driven at this point and even if it is for some reason, it'd be a really good idea to drain/replace your oil incase it'* contaminated by coolant!
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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It'* probably not head gaskets. Some suggested it could be a lower intake gasket failure, but the most common cause is an upper intake plenum failure. If it is an upper plenum failure, you will want to replace the lower manifold gaskets anyways because they are not too far behind and it'* a lot easier to do them durring an upper plenum replacement.

If this is what the problem turns out to be, make sure you update the lower manifold stove pipe by one of various ways.
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ummmm....I believe he'* supercharged
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