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Old 09-25-2011, 04:10 PM
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Re: 2001 SL2 wont start and fuel gauge reads empty

Oh, no problem! I am happy to help. Actually, come to find out this didn't help me at all, as for my problem, it wasn't the harness but something much simpler...

It was the ECM fuse.... Lol. Well, to follow up though, NOW the water jacket is fixed for good! We are driving it daily now (and my 95' cav I gave away cause it was pure crap on wheels) but since it seems like a common problem, let me tell you how I fixed that water jacket.

On the intake manifold, there is a return water jacket which is prone to becoming brittle and busting (seems to be a consistent hairline crack that opens where the manifold was molded), but there is a much better way to fix it than replacing the intake manifold!!

Check out carsaturnstore.com, specifically the Intake Manifold Repair Kit ($70). It replaces just that jacket (hacksaw required) with a machined aluminum water jacket, and is definitely a DIY application you can tackle

I got my kit in 4 days, installed it in about 3 hours. I had a certified mechanic on hand as well though, so your work hours on it may vary. Had I done it myself, it would have probably taken 6 hours, but still an easy application.

The kit comes with the water jacket, instructions, and even a dvd showing you how to do the job from start to finish. This kit saved me around $350 and made the job permanent
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