97 LeSabre wouldn't start during/after blizzard

[imidazol97]

Originally Posted by scottsdale1955

However, I'm getting a bad suspicion that the UIM is part of the culprit. When pulling the plugs out, I did notice some coolant around the UIM... so apparently it did start leaking.

I'm not sure that indicative of the UIM leaking. I believe that's just coolant wicking up through the threads of the bolts. I believe they are to have a sealer applied to prevent that.

[scottsdale1955]

Sorrty for the delay; I ended up just having it towed to a garage. The weather has been so screwy here that it hasn't been in my favor to work on it outdoors. I saw a small pool of coolant around the lower manifold after taking pics. The flash helped to show areas my flashlight missed But anyways, the plenom had a crack in it that was letting coolant seep into the cylinders. (well, number 6 primarily) Only drawback to bringing it in is that he didn't replace the ERP pipe... i just don't want the new one to melt, so I'll do that myself after I pay for the repair & get it back. Thank you for all the help! I'm looking forward to getting my tax return so I can get the garage insulated...finally