What have you done to your vehicle lately?
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It's a peaceful day in the neighborhood. Besides the military helicopters. No range fire. You can hear the birds singing. The old ladies nest door chattering, laughing....
So, I took the exhaust plug on the motorcycle. Everything needs to wake up.
So, I took the exhaust plug on the motorcycle. Everything needs to wake up.
Definitely have some water, how does the oil look? Heads and gaskets failing on stock motors is pretty rare on the GEN-III motors though, and if the oil otherwise looks fine do you think it might just be condensation? Watch the oil temp, make sure you're spending enough time >212F to boil it off.
2001 Tahoe 5.3L w/225K......not going to open the can worms I know is waiting.....if it were 10 years newer I would tear into it......Trans probably won't be far behind.....paid 4K for it 8 years ago....
Dipstick is milky.....
Dipstick is milky.....
Intake is dry on these motors, no water goes through them. 225k, I'd love to see that one torn down to see what the ultimate failure is. I suppose it could be head gasket failure if it severely overheated, because there's not a lot of areas where water and oil can mix on these engines.
Service bulletin from Chevrolet about cracked heads...........
http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/Bluegorilla/2008-12-05_142924_Coolant_loss_5.3.pdf
I have rebuilt engines, replaced heads...I have the ability.......just no longer have the will................
http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/Bluegorilla/2008-12-05_142924_Coolant_loss_5.3.pdf
I have rebuilt engines, replaced heads...I have the ability.......just no longer have the will................
Thanks.
I have a 2001 Silverado I bought in 2002 with the 5.3, only have 140k on it, but I drive it like I stole it.
Won't know until I pull the valve covers if it is the Castech heads......if it is a cracked (head) putting a new or rebuilt head on only one side will eventually cause blow by through the rings....if I rebuild both sides....still the same problem....If no cracks...just re-deck the heads and replace......still, I don't really want to mess with it......I freaking hate pulling exhaust manifolds.....
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