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Old 10-04-2009, 01:34 PM
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i have 96 gt ....i am changibg to spark plugs right now and when i took the drivers side wire boot off , where the spark plug is is full of antifreeze its just on drivers side and 3 out of 4 have antifreeze in them any help ....i tried to use air gun to blow out the first one but i didnt get all of it and i pulled the plug out and can see antifreeze on piston....any help?
 
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Old 10-04-2009, 02:17 PM
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well i changed them all and put the new plugs in and i am running it now.... it only seems to leak when its not running..
 
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Old 10-04-2009, 02:23 PM
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you need to find the coolant leak
 
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Old 10-04-2009, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by joeboy013
well i changed them all and put the new plugs in and i am running it now.... it only seems to leak when its not running..

Yep, you need to find the coolant leak. If it's in the spark plug well where the spark plug is it's probably something like a head gasket or a cracked head. Does your car smoke at all when you start it up normally?
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:38 AM
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no it does not smoke at all . if it was blown head gasket it would run like ****...when i let it sit it look like it leaks from the thermastat but when its running it does not leak .
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 01:40 AM
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look at your intake manifold for a crack. the intake manifolds from 1996 to 1998 have a high tendancy to crack, and should have been a recall IMO.
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 07:46 AM
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instead they were a class action lawsuit.
 
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Old 10-05-2009, 08:03 AM
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You have a small crack somewhere on that intake manifold. You need to just replace it with a PI one with a metal coolant crossover. You will fix the leak and gain some power. Win/Win situation for you right there.
 
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Old 10-08-2009, 05:57 PM
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anyone have pi intake for sale ???
 
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Old 10-09-2009, 10:52 AM
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AM has them brand new for like $200. Try corral.net. I'm sure someone there will be selling one. You can find almost anything over there for sale.
 
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