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Old 05-18-2005, 01:51 PM   #13
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Re: Engine blowing steam out the exhaust

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Originally Posted by zboys
Well I got the new (junk yard) engine in the car today. Found one with 83K on it, listened to it run, looked at the exhaust while it was running, left it run for 10 minutes, looked and sounded like a good one. Well I started it up in the Lumina today and it looked like a steam machine out the exhaust. I guess I'm back to square one or am looking to put in new head gaskets. How can I determine which cylinder is the one with the leak?
Mine did the same thing.95 gp,that is.After exchanging engine with a cracked block,It took a while to burn up all the moisture and coolant that had blown through the exaust system,i.e.cat converter,muffler.It steamed pretty good for about 2 days
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