topless82vette
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- Nov 1, 2001
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- southern california
- Corvette
- 1982 convertible (not factory) stock 350cfi auto
I bought this 1990 vette which the seller a young kid claimed thats what it had.
I ran the car on a cold rainy day and yes there was alot of white smoke (keep in mind this car has no cats) but today was sunny and considerably warmer car went to about 230 degrees fans running all the time (however that is believed to be a stuck thermostat) but anyways I saw no visible white smoke this time except a little at first startup.
Now when I do start this car I always have to depress the accelerator to get it to cold start and the car has a very strong fuel odor to it (maybe the coolant temp sensor for the ecm) I've been told if this is bad it could cause the fans not to operate as normal either. so I will change that as well.
It looks like the some sort of head work was done on the car at some point due to how clean everything is on that part of the engine. once warm the engine idles at about 800rpm and idles very nice (motor doesn't seem to stumble or shake) real crisp throttle reponse at all times.
Sorry but I have never had a car with a blown head gasket so I'm kind of confused on this car. Is there anything to test for a blown head gasket available? And would I need to completely flush the cooling system prior to doing this?
The kid also stated coolant contaminates the oil which I haven't noticed just looks like normal clean oil but as much as I've run the car I would have thought it would have started to change to a darker color by now. Car has straight water in it now or if the head gaskets are leaking would that be why the oil always seems clean? I would have thought even just plain water would turn it a milky color.
He also claimed a severe battery drain whiich I found to be a dead cell in the battery so I am wondering if his version of blown head gaskets to be a just a car thats overheating because of a bad thermostat and fans not working.
so how can I be 100% positive of the head gaskets not being blown guys?
I ran the car on a cold rainy day and yes there was alot of white smoke (keep in mind this car has no cats) but today was sunny and considerably warmer car went to about 230 degrees fans running all the time (however that is believed to be a stuck thermostat) but anyways I saw no visible white smoke this time except a little at first startup.
Now when I do start this car I always have to depress the accelerator to get it to cold start and the car has a very strong fuel odor to it (maybe the coolant temp sensor for the ecm) I've been told if this is bad it could cause the fans not to operate as normal either. so I will change that as well.
It looks like the some sort of head work was done on the car at some point due to how clean everything is on that part of the engine. once warm the engine idles at about 800rpm and idles very nice (motor doesn't seem to stumble or shake) real crisp throttle reponse at all times.
Sorry but I have never had a car with a blown head gasket so I'm kind of confused on this car. Is there anything to test for a blown head gasket available? And would I need to completely flush the cooling system prior to doing this?
The kid also stated coolant contaminates the oil which I haven't noticed just looks like normal clean oil but as much as I've run the car I would have thought it would have started to change to a darker color by now. Car has straight water in it now or if the head gaskets are leaking would that be why the oil always seems clean? I would have thought even just plain water would turn it a milky color.
He also claimed a severe battery drain whiich I found to be a dead cell in the battery so I am wondering if his version of blown head gaskets to be a just a car thats overheating because of a bad thermostat and fans not working.
so how can I be 100% positive of the head gaskets not being blown guys?