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04-21-2006, 01:43 PM
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Crate engine plugged up heater core! WTF?
Well, I thought things were going good on my engine swap... guess not. Last night I let it run for a while and poof, the passenger side floor was all full of coolant and the car was filled with white smoke. Today I cleaned it up a bit and pulled the heater core, and sure enough, it was plugged up with some kind of ceramic looking chips...????? I know the heater core was good before the engine swap. Any ideas as to what these chips of stuff are?
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04-21-2006, 01:47 PM
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Re: Crate engine plugged up heater core! WTF?
Does the motor still run fine? Thats very odd...Are the chips kinda chalky? Or are they metal?
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92 z28 camaro 5.7 TPI current - slp intake runners and base-BBK 52mm throttle body-MSD 8.5mm wires, blaster coil, and 6AL Box-edelbrock headers-160 degree stat.-hotchkis strut tower brace waiting in the garage - LQ4, milled heads 317 casting (10.5 to 1), hardened pushrods, ported LS6 oil pump, manley dual spings with titanium retainers, MTI X1 cam, hawks longtube headers 
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04-21-2006, 02:21 PM
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Re: Crate engine plugged up heater core! WTF?
More chalky... they look like ceramic, like from a toilet, LOL...
Still having some issues with the motor... seems like it is burning a lot of oil... dunno...
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04-21-2006, 03:28 PM
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Re: Crate engine plugged up heater core! WTF?
Check to see what your oil looks like. Could have something to do with your head gaskets. Is the motor leaking anything?
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92 z28 camaro 5.7 TPI current - slp intake runners and base-BBK 52mm throttle body-MSD 8.5mm wires, blaster coil, and 6AL Box-edelbrock headers-160 degree stat.-hotchkis strut tower brace waiting in the garage - LQ4, milled heads 317 casting (10.5 to 1), hardened pushrods, ported LS6 oil pump, manley dual spings with titanium retainers, MTI X1 cam, hawks longtube headers
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04-21-2006, 03:57 PM
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Re: Crate engine plugged up heater core! WTF?
porcelin? Its white? if its a crate motor then maybe someone was trying to smuggle crack....hehe
if its white then I really dont know.
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92 z28 camaro 5.7 TPI current - slp intake runners and base-BBK 52mm throttle body-MSD 8.5mm wires, blaster coil, and 6AL Box-edelbrock headers-160 degree stat.-hotchkis strut tower brace waiting in the garage - LQ4, milled heads 317 casting (10.5 to 1), hardened pushrods, ported LS6 oil pump, manley dual spings with titanium retainers, MTI X1 cam, hawks longtube headers
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04-22-2006, 07:33 AM
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Re: Crate engine plugged up heater core! WTF?
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 Just kidding. Thanks anyways though, it has me stumped too. The only thing I can think of that has ceramic or whatever in it is the cat. converter, but how would that break off and get in the cooling system...??!? Oh well. Hopefully a new core or maybe a really good flush on this one will do.
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