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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 02:02 PM
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napa has the stuff to do whats called a block integrity test. it looks like a turkey baster that you fill with a magical blue liquid and draw samples from the radiator cap opening when the engine is running. if exhaust gas is present in the coolant the blue fluid turns clear.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2015 | 05:01 PM
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Try this link http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/wha...gine-overheats If you don't find what you need scroll over the Troubleshooting link and there are a bunch of other topics the one above this topic is finding leaks.
 

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Old Jun 28, 2015 | 07:07 PM
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Well I think its safe to say its head/intake gasket problem or even worse cracked or warped head/block.... Just cracked the radiator cap to check fluid level today and this is what my coolant looks like. (the coolant was flushed like 2-3 weeks ago) So next i suppose its on to tear it down and do the head gaskets and up. Maybe even just do a rebuild and take care of burning oil as well....The oil looks normal still tho.Name:  IMG_20150628_125242.jpg_zpsaoagwkwj.png
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Old Jun 29, 2015 | 05:57 PM
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Hopefully it is just a gasket. When you tear it down, if you don't find something obvious such as a blown head gasket, I would at least take the heads to a machine shop to be magnafluxed. Again, if it was mine and you tore into it that far, I would get the machine shop to clean the heads and do a valve job as well. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 12:24 AM
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Sucks dude. Fingers crossed its nothing too serious
 
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