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  • I think I have an Intake leak...

    I don't have a code, but I'm leaking coolant outside of the engine and it looks like it's coming from the intake manifold...on my 96 camaro with a 3800. I'm just looking for any advice from anybody who has done this job before...like what other gaskets I will need and tips on just anything you can think of...and I want to know if it's okay to drive as long as I keep coolant in it, or if it's hurting anything else...but I think since it leaks outside that it doesn't get in the engine. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
    Thanks, Doug
    Last edited by Doug96CamaroRS; November 14th, 2009, 01:41 AM.

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    Just went through this on my lt1 engine. take a mirror and look in the back of engine. Shine a flashlight into mirror it will reflect to engine and you can see back there. I was thinking manifold too, but ended up blown head gasket and eventually leaked into cylinder aswell. You can drive it I was topping of radiator every day, not a good thing to do though.
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      iv done it on a 3800 in a W-body. (grand prix/boneville) its not a bad job, like 4 hours or so. just manifold gaskets im sure.. my sisters had plastic manifold so it was different. but same problem.
      just a bolt-on Lt1

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        3.8's i think only have the two gaskets for the intake as long as the head gasket is not leaking.
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