1992 Chevy Lumina

1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA
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I HAVE A '92 CHEVY LUMINA WITH 195,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER DRIVING CAR YOU COULD SMELL ANTI-FREEZE.I REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, AND THIS IS WHEN MY TROUBLES STARTED. WHEN STARTING THE CAR IT RAN VERY ROUGH AND SMOKING BADLY OUT OF EXHAUST. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC, THEY SAID THE GASKET HAD SLIPPED, REPLACE IT.I DID AND GOT COOLANT IN THE CRANKCASE THIS TIME. REPLACED GASKET A THIRD TIME AND FIXED THE COOLANT IN CRANKCASE PROBLEM BUT THE CAR IS SUCKING IN OIL FROM THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING IT TO RUN & SMOKE BADLY I HAVE TRIPLE CHECKED ALL VACUUM HOSES & THEY ARE HOOKED UP PROPERLY. IF YOU COULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM I WOULD GREATLY APRECIATE IT. 1992 CHEVY LUMINA 3.1 ENGINE WITH 195,000 MILES,A/T, CAR BEFORE NOW NEVER SMOKED OR USED ANY OIL AT ALL.
Jun 2, 2007 at 8:21 AM
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Are you sure it is the upper intake? The intake manifold on those need to be torqued to spec or the gasket will move around. Does it run ok besides the smoke? might be a bunch in the cat converter that needs to burn off
Jun 3, 2007 at 7:34 AM
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[quote:c2b9b354c2="2CarPro Jack"]Are you sure it is the upper intake? The intake manifold on those need to be torqued to spec or the gasket will move around. Does it run ok besides the smoke? might be a bunch in the cat converter that needs to burn off[/quote:c2b9b354c2]
Jun 5, 2007 at 6:17 PM
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How does it run? Is it still missing or just burning oil?
Jun 6, 2007 at 7:44 AM
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[quote:b764a02ebb="2CarPro Jack"]How does it run? Is it still missing or just burning oil?[/quote:b764a02ebb]
Jun 6, 2007 at 6:51 PM
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When you removed the push rods to install the intake gasket did you be sure to put the long ones on the exhaust valves and short on intake?
Jun 7, 2007 at 7:53 AM
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[quote:bf3515444a="2CarPro Jack"]When you removed the push rods to install the intake gasket did you be sure to put the long ones on the exhaust valves and short on intake?[/quote:bf3515444a]
Jun 7, 2007 at 9:48 PM
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Take it back apart, you missed something
Jun 8, 2007 at 7:49 AM