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driftinrican »
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:53 am
Ok heres the scenario. Im driving home from work, cruising at about 85-90 and then I go to get off the highway so I give it more throttle when the throttle feels stuck, I smash the pedal just to get off the road since throttle stuck then cars dash lights all light up and the car slowly dies. I make it to side of the road, and pop the hood, first thing I notice is the coolant is bone dry. It was full, I just had it inspected, and Im anal about the fluids. I get the car towed back home thanks to some friends and I begin tearing the motor apart down to head, since to me I thought it was a blown headgasket, as I was removing the head a few hours later, I noticed one of the bolts to the head was able to come out by hand with no effort. I also noticed that there was an oil coolant mix in the intake and throttle body. Next thing I did was remove the thermostat and begin to fill the water jackets with water, but the water goes out of the oil pan drain plug (its removed). So my I now know its not just a problem with the head being warped, but a problem with the block. My question is this. Are there any engine components that provide a seal to the water jackets? Has anyone else experienced this? Ill be removing the oil pan and timing chain cover this weekend to see if hopefully I can repair the leak. Any help or ideas would be fantastic thank you.