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question??how can you tell if your coolant seals are blown and if your cat is clogged

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Old 09-04-07, 08:38 PM
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question??how can you tell if your coolant seals are blown and if your cat is clogged
how can you tell if your coolant seals are blown and if your cat is clogged
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Coolant seals are blown if you get a lot of white smoke after startup.
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u will kno if the cats are clogged they glow sorta orange (its easier to check at night)
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will they glow at idle or by reving the car
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and is it normal to smoke if you dont have an air pump
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white smoke is bad pump or no pump
smell the smoke if it smells kinda sweet(weird description but u will kno what im talking about) its probably the seals
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