Thread: Im new here. Need head gasket advice

Results 1 to 20 of 65

Threaded View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #11 Re: Im new here. Need head gasket advice 
    SE Level Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    slc Utah
    Posts
    29
    Thanks (Received)
    0
    Likes (Received)
    0
    Dislikes (Received)
    0
    Alright guys. I installed the LIM and car runs great other than getting hot. I drove it a few times and the car continued to get hot. I took the car to Firestone and had them do a pressure wash of the cooling system and it still ran hot. It would go up to almost the red on the gauge and then come back down and run at normal operating temp. Once the car cooled down and I drove again it would heat up to almost hot again and then back to normal operating temp. I took it back to Firestone (thinking it must have an air bubble in the cooling system). They told me that they ran a CO2 test with the blue dye on the antifreeze and it is showing that I have a head gasket leak. Sorry for the lengthy post but now my question. I work for a local parts store and we had a Felpro head gasket set returned after I told him to try the LIM before doing the head gasket. The set is for the regular 3800 (non-supercharged). Since the gasket set was opened the store is willing to reduce the price on the set to $80 for me. Do you know if the set will work for my supercharged car other than the plenum gasket? Everything else looks the same to me in both sets other than the plenum gasket but I don’t want to buy the set unless it is the same. Please any knowledge you can share would be greatly appreciated. The gasket set that I am planning to buy if it will work is part # HS9917PT3
    Last edited by rodman918; 05-04-2011 at 07:47 PM.
    Reply With Quote  
     

Similar Threads

  1. Head Gasket ?
    By suntoy68 in forum 3.8L V6 Naturally Aspirated (L36)(L26)
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 01-22-2011, 04:01 AM
  2. LIM Gasket, Head Gasket, or bad sensor?
    By GTFiske in forum 3.8L V6 Naturally Aspirated (L36)(L26)
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 10-04-2010, 08:40 PM
  3. 98 gtp bad head gasket
    By nscottp in forum Off Topic Discussion
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 09-07-2009, 12:40 AM
  4. Head Gasket? Or LIM ??
    By JAllegar in forum 3.8L V6 Naturally Aspirated (L36)(L26)
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: 07-08-2009, 08:50 AM
  5. Possible Head Gasket?
    By msmenne17 in forum 3.8L V6 Naturally Aspirated (L36)(L26)
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 09-12-2008, 10:44 PM
Tags for this Thread

View Tag Cloud

Bookmarks
Bookmarks
Posting Permissions
  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •