My new coolant leak

[Taz Magister]

So I had some free time and I figured I would go and clean that throtle body thats been sticking every now and then so I pulled it off and found this...





so I cleaned this thing up did a pretty good job if I dont say so myself



but wait...


The bottom of the gasket which surrounds the completly pointless coolant passages is completly wasted its almost flat. Never the less I put it back on there and tightend it up but it leaks...

so now I could go to autozone and get this

But its $42 bucks and I don't need the whole kit... if I were to buy the whole uim it would be $ 130

Or I could do this from zzp

for $100

and then this

for another $80

and might as well do this at the same time

but idk wtf I'm going to do I think Im just going to autozone for the gasket for now but wait its 6pm and the bank is closed fml lol

[Taz Magister]

I think I'm going to let it sit untill morning and let it resolve itself

[matt5112]

go to the dealer and get the gasket for teh cheaps...

[BillBoost37]

Common part thread had the gasket part number from Felpro. Parts pups should be able to get it for ya for $6 today.

[Taz Magister]

wait so If I call up arbogast and ask for the part they should have it for like $6 bucks?

[BillBoost37]

arbogast?

Regular parts places yeah. But if you go the other route... get a cam too.

[Taz Magister]

arbogast is the dealer around here was one of the top 10 pontiac dealers in the country

and a bigger cam? I already got a gt1 cam

[BillBoost37]

Add heads too.

Cause if changing a $6 gasket means L26, HV3 and different TB.. why stop there?

[Taz Magister]

I want the l26 uim but I got a hv3 for this one and I don't think it will fit right with the other one and I want to do a wire tuck and I think its harder to put holes in the L26 lol

[BillBoost37]

Drill and tap for holes in the L26. Holes are easy with a couple of tools.

You might need a turbo too.

[Taz Magister]

I know... but I think the Uim looks better painted now and if I'm going to paint it wats the point in the metal one... plus the adapter plate is $100 so for the upper intake and the adaptor plate thats about 180 right there idk...

But hey could I put a northstar on a l36?

[BillBoost37]

You'd need an adapter.

[Taz Magister]

idc if i would need an adaptor I just want to get a big throtle body if I'm going to get one