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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 05:10 AM
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My LS1 Z28 Needed Water And I Didn't Put Any

So The Motor Tempeture Went Very High And The Car Turned Off So I Got Off And Then Turned On Again And Popped Tha Hood And Put Water And Then Like It Vomited Out And I Put Some Again And Kept It But Once I Got On And Took It Back Home It Said Check Gauge And Also Service Engine Soon And Tha Motor Temperture Was Up....My Dad Says It's The Water Pump And That It Needs To Be Replaced And My Friend Said It Was A Elictral Shock Because Right Before Everything Happened My Sound System Was Acting Weird And Also Right Before It Happened Everything Was Fine I Turned On The Car And The Windshild Wipers Just Went Off.....So I'm Right Here Up At 3 N Da Mornin Bout To Wake Up Early 2morrow Just To Fix My Baby So If Anybody Would Like To Tell Me Or Know Anything About Wat My Problem Is Please Tell Me Because I Love My Baby And I Want It Up And Runnin Quick....I Was Even Thinking About Selling It.....BUT NO I'll Fix It Better...So Please Help Me.....That's My Car Details \/\/\/\/
Old Jul 8, 2007 | 11:24 AM
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It could very well be a toasted water-pump or pushed head-gasket. Do not drive it until fixed! You could warp/crack a head or, if the coolant is going into a cylinder, hydo-lock the engine.
Old Jul 8, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by danziger
It could very well be a toasted water-pump or pushed head-gasket. Do not drive it until fixed! You could warp/crack a head or, if the coolant is going into a cylinder, hydo-lock the engine.
Okay I Just Turned On The Car And Everything Seems Fine.....After I Turned It On I Put Water On It.....I Waited For A Minute Or So And I Got On It And Checked Everything And Everything Was Good So I Said Let Me Try It And Everything Is Perfect....Now I'm Just Wondering If Everything Seems Perfect IS IT PERFECT.....Because It's Just Maybe Doing That But It Still Has A Problem.....Thanks By The Way
Old Jul 8, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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Umm... you don't add jsut water you need coolant too.
Old Jul 8, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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You need to find out what happened to the coolant. Coolant does not leave with out a reason. Especially, if you had to put a huge amount back into the system. My brother just kept adding to his '99 3.8 V6 without looking at where it was going....the result.....



Bottom end was no better....mains were shot. We ended up dropping a 13,000 mile engine, pulled from a wrecked 2000 V6, to fix the problem.

Compare the above to the 13K rocker shot.....


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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 04:07 AM
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Thanks Everybody And Yes I added Coolant And Water....And I'm Gonna Take It To The Mechanic And Fix My Problem Before I Use It Again.....I'm Thinking About Selling It.....Thanks And One More Thing How Can I Find OUt Where The Water And Coolant Are Going....I'm Sorry Because U Must Say I don't Know Nothing Thats Tru But I'm Only 16 Years Young So U Know Im A Rookie....So Any MOre Advice Would Be Helpful....Mayne I Gotta Take Pictures Of My Speedometer
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by E-Dub
Thanks Everybody And Yes I added Coolant And Water....And I'm Gonna Take It To The Mechanic And Fix My Problem Before I Use It Again.....I'm Thinking About Selling It.....Thanks And One More Thing How Can I Find OUt Where The Water And Coolant Are Going....I'm Sorry Because U Must Say I don't Know Nothing Thats Tru But I'm Only 16 Years Young So U Know Im A Rookie....So Any MOre Advice Would Be Helpful....Mayne I Gotta Take Pictures Of My Speedometer
Sounds like a stuck thermostat to me!

Also the pictures ACE1252 posted: That has little to do with water. Most of that comes from not changing your oil!

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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 07:30 AM
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Did you check to see if the drive belt is still on there. With the electrical problems and the over heat sounds to me like you threw the belt.
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by deeavi
Sounds like a stuck thermostat to me!

Also the pictures ACE1252 posted: That has little to do with water. Most of that comes from not changing your oil!
I Change My Oil Every 3000 Miles Mayne.....And I Just Found My Problem.....It's The Raydiator It Is Leaking So I'm Gonna Have To Replace....The Raydiator Leads To The Motor With The Water And The Coolant Which Causes It To Stay In Good Temperature And Now Since The Raydiator Is Ripped And Leaking No Water Or Coolant Goes Into The Engine And Causes It To GET HOT!!!.....It's The Original Raydiator Of The Car So It Was Likely To Break It's Almost Been 10 Years Since The Cars Production!!!....So Yea Now I Gotta Go To A Mechanic So He Can Replace It.....But Does Anybody Know What's A Fair Price On A Raydiator And The Price For A Mechanic To Put It On.....Like Around Where....I Heard 400 Dollars For A New Raydiator But I Think That's 2 Much.....And Damn It's Hard Keeping A Car Healthy

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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by E-Dub
I Change My Oil Every 3000 Miles Mayne.....And I Just Found My Problem.....It's The Raydiator It Is Leaking So I'm Gonna Have To Replace....The Raydiator Leads To The Motor With The Water And The Coolant Which Causes It To Stay In Good Temperature And Now Since The Raydiator Is Ripped And Leaking No Water Or Coolant Goes Into The Engine And Causes It To GET HOT!!!.....It's The Original Raydiator Of The Car So It Was Likely To Break It's Almost Been 10 Years Since The Cars Production!!!....So Yea Now I Gotta Go To A Mechanic So He Can Replace It.....But Does Anybody Know What's A Fair Price On A Raydiator And The Price For A Mechanic To Put It On.....Like Around Where....I Heard 400 Dollars For A New Raydiator But I Think That's 2 Much.....And Damn It's Hard Keeping A Car Healthy
I was not talking about your car! I was talking about the pictures.

Good Luck!
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by E-Dub
I Change My Oil Every 3000 Miles Mayne.....And I Just Found My Problem.....It's The Raydiator It Is Leaking So I'm Gonna Have To Replace....The Raydiator Leads To The Motor With The Water And The Coolant Which Causes It To Stay In Good Temperature And Now Since The Raydiator Is Ripped And Leaking No Water Or Coolant Goes Into The Engine And Causes It To GET HOT!!!.....It's The Original Raydiator Of The Car So It Was Likely To Break It's Almost Been 10 Years Since The Cars Production!!!....So Yea Now I Gotta Go To A Mechanic So He Can Replace It.....But Does Anybody Know What's A Fair Price On A Raydiator And The Price For A Mechanic To Put It On.....Like Around Where....I Heard 400 Dollars For A New Raydiator But I Think That's 2 Much.....And Damn It's Hard Keeping A Car Healthy
I have no room to talk, but god damn your setence looks terrable. To many! and you spelled abuncha stuff wrong. to many capitals, to many periods. How gangsta are you? lol

I got my radiator repaired for 70 dollers, and it was leaking on the reservoir.
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Also the pictures ACE1252 posted: That has little to do with water. Most of that comes from not changing your oil!
You are quite wrong. My bro did take care of the oil. He would not have got to 145,000 without changing it on a regular basis.

You have never seen oil mixed with coolant in large amounts have you? When enough coolant gets into the oil, the mix turns into a gel.

Need more proof???
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=77287

I pressurized the coolant system with the oil pan off. Coolant came running out the bottom end with only 6 psi of pressure. Here are pics of the bottom end.




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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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make sure you check the x rays in your raydiator
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Learn how to resize pictures before you post them. Not everyone has 3 ft wide monitors.
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 2xLS1
Please learn how to resize pictures before you post them. Not everyone has 3 ft wide monitors.
I fixed your request for you.

You must be using IE. I didn't realize there was a problem. Firefox crops them down automatically. I'll resize them before the night is out.



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