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Crusted coolant on plugs in bank 2

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RysRed96GT

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I pulled my plugs yesterday and saw 3 of the 4 plugs on bank 2 had white crust on them. first of all, is this coolant correct? any ideas what to check first before i pull the manifold?
 
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Just a stab at it but,I would pressure test the cooling system before removing anything.I would think baked on coolant would also have a greenish tint.
 
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How long has it been since you checked/pulled the plugs?
 

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Iniquity said:
How long has it been since you checked/pulled the plugs?
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they were platinum plugs. i believe about 10K ago
 
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Before the headswap? During? You might of had a plug with a too hot heat range. You didn't gap the plats did you?
 

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Before the headswap? During? You might of had a plug with a too hot heat range. You didn't gap the plats did you?
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i replaced the plugs after the headswap. i did gap them to .054". why?
 
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You're not suppose to gap plats, even says it on the box.
 

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You're not suppose to gap plats, even says it on the box.
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hmmm...well, it still doesnt explain why i was slowly loosing coolant. forgot to mention
 
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One problem I did have was that I didn't lock down the a coolant line tight enough, it on top and goes through the firewall on the pass side of the car, check all the coolant lines.
 
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