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Old 04-28-06, 04:36 PM
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Well Heres The deal....

I know i blew a coolant seal and that theres water/gas/oil/coolant in my engine but i wanna know if i blew a wall in th erotor housing before i decide to rebuild. Is there a way of finding out with out opening it up ?
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Comp test if the apexes seals didnt go. maybe drop the pan and check for metal flakes/shavings in the oil?!
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Originally Posted by socalrotor
Comp test if the apexes seals didnt go. maybe drop the pan and check for metal flakes/shavings in the oil?!
Thanks Hopefully it didnt so i can get it Re-build and if it did im gonna have to let it go for a while..... take engine out with tranny and move the car somewhere where my parents cant complain...

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If you blew a wall, dought that, maybe chipped it.
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it really is a crapshoot untill the motor is apart. No certain way to tell.
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So you guys think I should just Open her up?
This car is going to go into storage until i have money to come back to it
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i blew a seal in my last 7, yes my last one (i'm on #4), mine was just the seal, it still sucks cause you have to crack the son of a bitch open to rebuild anyway.

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