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

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Sep 4, 2007 | 08:38 PM

itschrisfoo

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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

Sep 4, 2007 | 08:42 PM

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Coolant seals are blown if you get a lot of white smoke after startup.

Sep 4, 2007 | 08:52 PM

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u will kno if the cats are clogged they glow sorta orange (its easier to check at night)

Sep 4, 2007 | 08:55 PM

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will they glow at idle or by reving the car

Sep 4, 2007 | 08:57 PM

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and is it normal to smoke if you dont have an air pump

Sep 4, 2007 | 09:38 PM

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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

Sep 4, 2007 | 10:27 PM

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