chrysler kid
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- Dec 20, 2002
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Mckinney,
Texas
I recently purchased a running and driving 2g gst with lots of modifications for $1300. The owner was selling for what he thought was jumped timing, but I found to be all of the upper intercooler piping blown off. Fixed and repaired for him to witness, it idles fine and drives fine but it's eating coolant and oil and has a nice white smoke, I believe both coolant and oil (No sweet smell)
Cylinder #3 smokes with the spark plug removed, I have verified inside the chamber the piston is coated in oil but is still intact.
Questions
Head was rebuilt and ARP studs and cosmetic gaskets were used. I believe the cosmetic gasket has failed from a very basic head tank. (Head is also missing every intake manifold bolt)
Can the ARP studs be re used.
I have an evergreen engine gasket kit. I believe a composite gasket similar to fel-pro. Should be fine correct?
Car is a 98 gst automatic with an mhi 16g, aem wideband, and some sort of obd2 tuner I've never heard of.
I'm really trying to be lazy, but with the intake manifold missing every bolt and only held on by the end studs, but I need to pull the head back off anyways to check for ass hattery
For reference I am willing to do a performance part out on this car. it is my honest opinion that if I resell this car modified with a 16g and the mods the next owner will destroy it. So I want to perform a stock rebuild. Yes my daily 96 is stock, I've put 18k miles on it in 3 years with zero oil leaks and zero problems. It's what I want for this car as well (this is the only other fully intact, non wrecked, not hacked dsm I've found in Dallas in 3+ years. They are rare in the south)
The first image is one the previous owner took when the shop or guy, did the head gasket and studs. Not sure if that zip tie cam gears is an approved method, is that acceptable?
Cylinder #3 smokes with the spark plug removed, I have verified inside the chamber the piston is coated in oil but is still intact.
Questions
Head was rebuilt and ARP studs and cosmetic gaskets were used. I believe the cosmetic gasket has failed from a very basic head tank. (Head is also missing every intake manifold bolt)
Can the ARP studs be re used.
I have an evergreen engine gasket kit. I believe a composite gasket similar to fel-pro. Should be fine correct?
Car is a 98 gst automatic with an mhi 16g, aem wideband, and some sort of obd2 tuner I've never heard of.
I'm really trying to be lazy, but with the intake manifold missing every bolt and only held on by the end studs, but I need to pull the head back off anyways to check for ass hattery
For reference I am willing to do a performance part out on this car. it is my honest opinion that if I resell this car modified with a 16g and the mods the next owner will destroy it. So I want to perform a stock rebuild. Yes my daily 96 is stock, I've put 18k miles on it in 3 years with zero oil leaks and zero problems. It's what I want for this car as well (this is the only other fully intact, non wrecked, not hacked dsm I've found in Dallas in 3+ years. They are rare in the south)
The first image is one the previous owner took when the shop or guy, did the head gasket and studs. Not sure if that zip tie cam gears is an approved method, is that acceptable?
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