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Old 11-25-02, 05:01 PM
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Question I passed the "bubble test"(I think) Now what?

I think i passed the bubble test. When I rev it, the coolant level drops out of site. It doesn't shoot at me. Not sure exactly what that means. I'm starting to wonder if the problem might be in the plastic filler neck. It looks kinda chewed on down in there. Anyone had that problem before? As soon as mine cools i'm gonna try rtv sealanting a rubber gasket in there and see what happens
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I also just changed the oil recently and it was fine. I just read a post that said it would have milky white stuff in it if you have a bad water seal. Can anyone comment on this?
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Hmm. I also just noticed grayish smoke coming from the general area of the turbo. I just replaced that. I had to combine two turbo's to get one good one. Maybe i screwed something up there.
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I just took it for another short drive after filling/bleeding it. This time the coolant buzzer only went off once, and it wasn't boiling when i stopped. Go figure.
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I just drove it again today and noticed that if i hold it at boost at 6k rpms for a few seconds then let the gas pedal off, about two seconds later the buzzer goes off briefly. If i do the same in neutral(no boost) the buzzer does not go off. Is it possible for exhaust to leak into the coolant system through the turbo? i could really use some feedback on this.
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