QUESTION. . .
If you remove the radiator hoes or have a hole in them will the engine start and stay running?

I know eventually it will run hot but will it at least start? The reason I asked is I hade a hose burst and the car will start up but when I give it gas or let it sit for more them 10 seconds it shuts off. .

 

Yes, it will run fine until it overheats. You have another problem in there somewhere.

 

i'm thinking maybe opti

 

If your opti took a bath in coolant, that could easily be your problem.

 

do you opti make any noise if its bad??

 

more like a coolant shower

 

but... that ls1 car doesnt have an opti
i'm confused

 

thats a 97 with a front end conversion so its still an LT1 car!
I'd say replace the opti! if it overheated that bad you may have also blown a head gasket. check your oil dipstick for any muck, then do a compression test and see if it has good compression that will help eliminate a bad head gasket as well.

 

i wonder where i can take it to get a compression test in my area

 

Autozone should have one that it rents out. It would be one of their loan-a-tools.

 

Yep that would be your best bet.
Its a very simple procedure to do yourself. If you can change the plugs then you can do a compression test. Good luck

 

lol changing the spark plug on a LT1 is like changing a tire on a 2story dump truck by hand!!! thats not easy at all!! lol

 

true! if you have any headers installed then it should be easier than if you still have stock exhaust manifolds!

 

i'm stock

 

ouch That sucks! me too for now but i'm in the market for hookers! Longtube headers! not the ones you find down main street