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Old Jul 29, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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Brand new freshly rebuilt gsr first start up coolant and oil were blowing out the radiator what could be wrong... it also had arp head studs and new head gasket..
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 03:13 AM
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head not sitting on block good or crack in head ?
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 07:42 AM
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thanks for the reply gonna take the head off today and see if i see anything its just crazy only had car running for ten seconds and my oil level went a lot.
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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bump any other opinions would be appercaited!!!
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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Default Re: Oil and coolant mix blowing out the radiator

just to explain more, when i was lsvtecing my car, my roommate put the dowels in wrong leaving the smallest gap causing my oil and coolant to mix instantly upon startup
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 06:33 PM
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o okay i didnt have dowels in mine but i never use dowels and nothing ever happens..
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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thanks civic killer... any more input before i buy a new head and get some dowels just want to rule out any other possibilties.... because i literley had the car on for five to ten seconds.. the was a lot of oil in my coolant and my oil had coolant to but was low wasnt reading on the dip stick..
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 04:27 PM
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up!!!!
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