Wifes ride. Stock 3.8 na, 150k miles. Hard to start when warm last few days, cranks fo 10 to 20 secs b4 fire up. Cold seemed near normal.
Friday nite she starts it to warm up at work (0 far here) Comes back a few minutes later. Powers is all on but engine stalled. Won't start, cranks ok. So I go pick it up with trailer and put it in heated shop.
By the time I get there its locked up. Charge batt (figure she killed it) and leave it inside overnite. Still no crank, remove belt, not it. Pull plugs, front center cylinder and rear rh cylinder puke gycol out and now it turns. Oil level is up 1/2" on stick but looks ok.
Temped to do compression test and drain coolant to see if it will start in morning. Don't want to dump to much coin into this because of the miles.
From what I read a cracked (upper??) intake or gasket is the likely culprit with the coolant in cylinders. People are saying $1500 to $1700 at repair shops. (not putting that into this car). I see upper intakes with gaskets are available @ $120 (figure I can handle it, will buy manual if necessary)
Still would like to know if that also affects the no start issue we have been having. This car has been good to us but leary about starting down the money pit trail. No codes/lights on the dash. Engine had been missing some at idle last couple days. Anything else common on these with lots of hwy
miles?
Ken