Thread: bad intake gasket engine running hot

I guess it's possible, but unlikely. Check your coolant level in the radiator, and make sure it's bled (screw on top of the tstat cover, crack it open while the car is up to temp and running). If it's still doing it, a tstat is only a few dollars and easy to replace (2 bolts). Intake gaskets on my regal were shot to hell, and it never got hot at all, same on my '98 se.

when he takes apart the intake i will get him to change the thermostat. what else it could be? i seen the belt needs change. the owner before changed the water pump so idk why it will get really hot 212 degrees hot
the radiator is not plugged. i am getting full movement in the lines. and it the lower intake gasket that is leaking

be best if we all knew wtf you drove. and what engine its got.

I just assumed it was a '93 firebird with a 383, pictured the op ripping down the street sideways, mullet blowing in the wind, living the life. Then he got hungry, and it was time to haul ass to a drive thru, when he noticed the temps getting a little warmer than he'd like. His first thought was that such a beast wasn't meant to be sitting still, because his dyno sheet shows at idle not much hp is being made. Then he figured he'd better sign up here and ask about the intake gaskets, since our cars are notorious for them going bad, so we'd have the most experience in this field.