My First Hiccup, finally put this to bed after the 3rd try Options

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When we returned from Rt66 '16 I pulled my exhaust system down for a little trimming and noticed water in the left bank muffler! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) We did drive through a ton of water on that trip. Then when returning from Costco yesterday it acted as if it were starved for fuel when it stumbled during acceleration. The fuel filter was the same one that came on the engine so I ordered another one. When I looked at the filter to check which one I had I noticed the coolant level in the expansion tank/reservoir had dropped. Well, there you are. Head gasket time. Now, I'm wondering if the stumble was due in fact to the head gasket failing? Decisions; should I fix this one which presently has ~ 185K or buy a JDM replacement. After perusing the net I found a few peep's whose JDM experience was less than stellar. Apparently it is a crap shoot as to what you get and the 40-50K avg mileage is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bs.gif) . So, for about 1K I can pick up another engine and hope I bought a good one or open this one up and hope that is all it needs since it wasn't overheated. What does the the Wasser family think?

EDIT: It's an EZ30D 6cyl

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So...we're getting new hoses then (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ?

Hey get some of this for the oil pump. It's pretty good sh&t. Very similar to that Honda stuff. RTV with vibration resistance.



You might have it already.

I agree with DB, switch to carbs. Or at least write a poem about it.

The engine has 185k and the last 20k were "spirited" miles. It's 14 years old. This is no big deal (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . Now it'll go another 200k+

Kent you may want to check with Bob on how he did his EZ30 setup. We could not get that car's temp above 175 even when we drove it hard. It was completely warmed up when we left his house. Just the connections to/from the engine and the water inlets is what you want to think about.

I just start began searching for SS pipe last night. I was thinking of hard piping it beneath the pan then rubber on the engine & radiator ends. Still playing with the idea. Give me a week to decide, Chris. The manual calls for triple bond! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Is this better stuff? I read a thread that mentioned the water pump on an EZ is good for 400K + (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . Since I installed the new cooling system the fans haven't kicked on and the gage stays dead nuts in the middle. DB knows I'm not going carbs. No (know) need. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)