Well I installed the dual pass today with the option B along with the Cobalt Addiction heat exchanger and ran all the lines identicle to the GM directions. Anyways tonight I go to fill it up and as im filling it up I look over(the SC wasnt on yet) and see the intake manifold filling up with coolant! I just wanted to see what everyones opinion is as to what I f-ed up and see if its the same thing as what myself and eDubs think it is.
:cuss ing:: cussing::cussi ng:


PIX-


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damn i dont have a clue, but at least you didnt strap the s/c on before you filled it up.

 

take a picture. I'm not familiar with the setup of the dual pass and the lines, but if you give me a pic i'll probably be able to help you out.

 

You fucked up one of the cores or a gasket.

 

sounds like you fouled something up with the laminove cores.....The endplate gasket? or The o-rings on the cores....not much else is could be

 

when putting on the endplate, did you make sure the o-rings and washers were on the laminova tubes and not in the endplate? And when you put it on, did you push it down snug first or did you just line it up and start torquing down the screws?

There is one correct way where you don't pinch o-rings and crimp ends of laminova tubes. Also, after taking the laminovas out and switching sides, did you make sure the o-rings and washers were fixed back onto the opposite end in the correct order? Usually the o-rings fall off the backside and need to be fished out of the manifold

 

Ding Ding I think we have a winner... lol. Yea I rolled over one of the ends of the laminova just a tad, not that bad, but must be it was bad enough to cause this. So who has some laminova corse for sale?

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does anybody have the GM directions?

 

you can get the directions on the crate engine depot website

 

Looks like all the copper washers were intact....

Im just glad I didnt have the sc on and tried starting the motor up.... then I think I would have a BIG problem... lol.

**Ignore the green gasket**

 

Someone on here must have a core for sale. You might want to call some junk yards tommarow.

 

So are you still coming Friday?

 

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/store/pdfs/sidekit.pdf

there u go...

 

yeah something happened when you installed the cores back in and flipped everything, did you take the plate back off and check again yet

 

I will have to I guess... Good idea.

lol... ill be there but I cant guarantee u will be there with ur cobalt.... it might be missing some parts... lol. If I can get these parts I will work day and night to get this thing ready for Friday.


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No im too frustrated..... Maybe tomorrow I will....

 

k post up some pictures, even a slight roll in the end like you say could have caused that, the green oring isnt the problem unless you were leaking into the engine bay too

 

Not into the engine bay, atleast while I was in the garage.... Pix are on there way...

 

yeah then its something with the cores

 

Yes the whole bottom is filled the coolant....

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later man, keep us updated, i bet you will find something with the cores when you disassemble again tomrrow

 

Yea you punctured one of them.

Maybe these would work???
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LAMIN...3286.m20.l1116

 

Probably wont be tomorrow, might not be until the weekend... grrr.... Looks like I will be dishing out some more cash. I doubt there is a way to fix these laminovas...

Thanks man but those look way too big.....

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lol word. How's that exhaust holding up that I sold you? lol

 

Cores are going to be hard by themselves, if you damaged them then a whole new intake manifold may be in order. This link will take you to a site where you can get a new one for a good price New Intake Manifold, or you can look online for used ones, but people are still trying to sell them for too much. I got my used one with 25000 miles on it for $225 shipped which is a pretty fair deal.

 

Well guys I figured out what my problem was, it didnt have to do with the laminovas, it had to do with the fact I didnt swap over the o-rings from the stock endplate to the new one which caused the intake manifold to fill up. The best part is I cant even get the o-rings out of the stock endplate because I sold it to Raven_SS and sent it out..... grrr. Not ur fault man, all mine. So now im off to the hardware store to find some o-rings.

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