You can rent a coolant pressure test setup from most chain auto parts stores. I was able to at my local OReilly's.
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I don't have one but I'll stop and buy one. Whatever I got to do. I got a race the last weekend of October so she's got to be ready to roll. I'll be pulling in just like I normally do last minute and untested
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I will add that just because parts are new doesn't mean they're operating correctly or are "good". The days of replacing a bunch of parts with new and assuming you're good to go are long gone.
I'm at the point now where I replace things one at a time to avoid a complete mind f*ck time suck.
I'm at the point now where I replace things one at a time to avoid a complete mind f*ck time suck.
So did the compression test
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Went and got a radiator pressure tester from harbor freight but none of the attachments worked for my radiator. So I'm going to get a buddy's pressure tester tomorrow. I pulled all the plugs and they all look about the same. Nothing looks cleaner but it still smokes. at high rpm and second gear. I will get my wife to take a video of it tomorrow afternoon so I can post it for you guys to see
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Went and got a radiator pressure tester from harbor freight but none of the attachments worked for my radiator. So I'm going to get a buddy's pressure tester tomorrow. I pulled all the plugs and they all look about the same. Nothing looks cleaner but it still smokes. at high rpm and second gear. I will get my wife to take a video of it tomorrow afternoon so I can post it for you guys to see
Ya the balancer is good, everything is good on the car now other then second gear it lays over some and smokes after the 2-3 shift it's fine again
Remove your inlet tube, open the throttle body, and shine a flashlight into the inlet. Do you see oil sitting in there?
I have an inline oil separator on the pcv line because the Holley systemax would put very small amounts of oil in there. But I ran the car hard the other day and very little oil was in the can.
So I was just out blowing the back porch off to start messing with the car and I blew inside of the exhaust pipe a little bit and seen a little bit of water come out the other one so I put the blower up on it and it probably pushed out like a spray paint can cap full of water maybe a little more. I put this spray can lid to catch it so I could see what it was and it definitely just seems like water
The beauty of ethanol blended gasoline is it does create a bit of water in the exhaust system which is why it rots them out so quick.
This doesn't seem remarkable to me. Most modern cars with a factory emissions cam will produce water.
Exhaust parts will condense water over night in a humid environment... And you're in Florida
This is all the water that came out, on the ground and in the cap. Just seemed like a lot to me, but maybe I'm wrong. I'm gonna go run the car around town here shortly and check of water is gone from the radiatorThis doesn't seem remarkable to me. Most modern cars with a factory emissions cam will produce water.
Exhaust parts will condense water over night in a humid environment... And you're in Florida
In the image that [does] seem like a lot of water. If it's got coolant in it though, you should be able to smell it.
So I tasted it and couldn't taste coolant. Tasted the radiator coolant water mix and it is definitely different so idk what the heck
trying to figure it out by taste cuz everything else isn't working. I'm going to disconnect the h pipe and start the car with open headers for a few to see what side the water is leaking from and I guess start pulling it apart for head gasketsYou should stop drinking the water.
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