well.... shoot

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well.... shoot

By Gorveatt
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:46 am #42054 :x

well it would seem that my recent thought of my head gasket being shot on me, were correct. i thought that was what it was, then i thought i may just be the IACV... but no.... started the car up this evening, then got out of it... and low behold.... mmm i smell sweet and tangy :x :x :x Fuck.... just fuck....


I'll get a video of what it's been doing recently tomorrow. :thumbdown:

I had planned on getting a D15b... but i don't have the money for it right now...i fear that my suspension money may be going in a different direction as well...
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By chrono404
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:52 am #42056 :thumbdown: Badtimes man, Good luck on getting the cash to get a engine to swap in.
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By Gorveatt
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:56 am #42060
chrono404 wrote::thumbdown: Badtimes man, Good luck on getting the cash to get a engine to swap in.


that's the thing, i'm not gonna have the time to save the money to get the swap done, so i'm gonna have to probably bite the bullet and just do the head gasket, i'm frantically searching for a Z6 head so i can at least do a mini me... but i am not having luck at all
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By teal_dx
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:00 am #42061 HG's are a pretty simple job, the shitty part is scraping off the remains of the old HG. I have a DIY for this 60% done. I was going to wait to post it, but if you need any help, let me know.
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By Gorveatt
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:05 am #42063 Teal whats you real name?

Anyway thanks for the offer, but my stepfather owns a shop so i can get shit i can't do done for pretty cheep, but this may be one of those thing i throw my hand in on to drop down the price. If i end up keeping the B7 head i'm gonna do valve seals and all that fun stuff too. cause the #4 cylinder has a leaky valve seal
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By ohDirka
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:06 am #42064 HG's are simple. You seem to have good mechanic skills so you should be able to do it in a few hours :thumb: What motor do you have in there?

By DannyCraQ
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:58 pm #42338 i think i have the same problem, but my smoke is nearly not as thick as yours, could my head gasket be gone too? my smoke is minimal, could i just be burning off old oil or summin?
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By Gorveatt
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:04 pm #42339
DannyCraQ wrote:i think i have the same problem, but my smoke is nearly not as thick as yours, could my head gasket be gone too? my smoke is minimal, could i just be burning off old oil or summin?


it's not all smoke in that vid, mostly steam there cause that was a cold start up. and it was below freezing outside, but not by much..

but yes there is coolent smoke mixed in with that

By DannyCraQ
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:14 pm #42342 ahhhh okay, kinda scared me there bro LOL



its like 80 degrees where im at


never endured that cold of weather


but i wish you good luck on your problem :thumb:
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By Gorveatt
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:18 pm #42343
DannyCraQ wrote:ahhhh okay, kinda scared me there bro LOL



its like 80 degrees where im at


never endured that cold of weather


but i wish you good luck on your problem :thumb:


haha it was 30f this afternoon with a wind chill of 15f. and that is considered deecently warm for this time of year :lol:
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By -EJ1- COUPE
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:56 pm #42359 that sounded aweful. it sounds like you were misfiring or something

By Method
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:43 am #42363 your exhaust is really loose.
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